Walker v. Wright

In this appeal from the refusal of a writ of habeas corpus, it appears that the appellant was tried for manslaughter in Baltimore City before a court and jury. In the trial he was represented by counsel. He was convicted and sentenced to ten years. One of the grounds set up in his petition for the writ is that one Lieutenant Jones did not testify at his trial, although at the preliminary hearing Jones testified that the deceased told him just before he died “who shot him”. The petitioner does not allege that he summoned Jones or asked a postponement to obtain his testimony. He merely states:…