Legal Opinion
Rhodes v. Warden
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided August 6, 1969No. 123, September Term, 1968PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMurphy, C.J.
On June 11, 1968 Ronald Rhodes was convicted on two counts of a criminal indictment by Judge Kenneth C. Proctor sitting without a jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County and on the same day sentenced to five years under the jurisdiction of the Department of Correction. No notice of appeal was ever filed.
On August 5, 1968 Rhodes wrote Judge Proctor stating that immediately after his sentence, his trial attorney “gave Your Honor notice of appeal,” but that he had not heard further from his trial counsel, “as I do not have the necessary funds for his appeal fee.” Subsequently, after an…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Williams v. Oklahoma CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- People v. MontgomeryNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- Freddie Breedlove v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Anderson v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1968
- Green v. WardenCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1968
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3Cited by8 opinions
- English v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1973
- Wilson v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1978
- Evans v. WardenCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1969
- State v. CoxCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1970
- Carroll v. Superintendent, Maryland Correctional InstitutionCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1969
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