Sutton v. State of Md.

OPINION AND ORDER

MALETZ, Senior Judge,

Sitting by Designation:

Petitioner, Clarence J. Sutton, an inmate serving a fifteen-year sentence in the Maryland House of Correction for assault, seeks a writ of habeas corpus. He claims first that the charging document in his case violated his right to due process in failing to set forth all the elements of the offense; second, that the state appellate court violated his right to due process by denying him leave to appeal the trial court’s denial of his petition for post-conviction relief; and third, that his sentence is excessive and thereby violates…