Legal Opinion

Rayne v. Warden of Maryland Penitentiary

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided November 21, 1960No. [App. No. 16, September Term, 1960.]PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPrescott, J.

On October 19, 1954, a jury in the Circuit Court for Worcester County found the petitioner guilty of assault with intent to rape, and he was sentenced by Judges Taylor and Duer to life imprisonment. In 1957, this Court denied his petition for leave to appeal from the denial of a writ of habeas corpus. Rayne v. Warden, 214 Md. 620, 135 A. 2d 621. (Cert. denied, 355 U. S. 963.) In February of 1960, he filed a petition for relief under the P.C.P.A. After a hearing, at which the petitioner was represented by court-appointed counsel, Chief Judge Henry dismissed the petition.

He now assigns eleven…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. United States Ex Rel. Jackson v. BradyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1943
  2. Lee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1932
  3. Barker v. Warden of Maryland House of CorrectionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
  4. Galloway v. Warden of Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1960
  5. Dorris v. Warden of Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1982

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Giles v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1962
  2. Ross v. WardenCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1967
  3. Hall v. Warden of Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1961
  4. Gardner v. StateIdaho Supreme Court · 1967
  5. Fisher v. WardenCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1961

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