White v. Warden of the Maryland Penitentiary

This is an application for leave to appeal under the P.C.P.A. In his petition below, applicant asserted seven grounds as to why he thought he was entitled to relief. The reasons set forth in Judge Niles’ opinion below clearly show that grounds 2 through 7, both inclusive, avail him nothing. His first contention was couched in the form of a question: “Did petitioner’s attorney defend him properly?” It will be immediately noted that this first question failed to comply with the Acts of 1958, Ch. 44, Section 645 D, in force at the time of the filing of his petition (this Act was repealed by the…