Spencer v. Warden of Maryland House of Correction

Everett Edmon Spencer withdrew his not guilty plea and, through counsel, pleaded guilty to larceny at his trial on February 16, 1959. After a pre-sentence investigation by the Department of Parole and Probation, the court sentenced him to two years’ confinement in the Maryland House of Correction.

The following June Spencer filed a petition for relief under the Post Conviction Procedure Act. Counsel was appointed to represent him and a hearing, at which petitioner was not present, was held before Judge Marbury, who dismissed the petition. Petitioner seeks leave to appeal.

Spencer contends…