Cecil H. Robinson v. Warden, Maryland House of Correction

BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:

Cecil H. Robinson challenges the constitutionality of Maryland’s sentence review act because it allows the reviewing panel to increase a prisoner’s sentence. He contends that the increased sentence imposed on him after review violated the constitutional guarantee against double jeopardy, denied him due process of law, and constituted cruel and unusual punishment. The district court denied his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.

Robinson was convicted in the Criminal Court of Baltimore City for robbery with a deadly weapon and assault with intent to commit…