Williams v. Warden

198 Md. 689 (1952)

85 A.2d 464

WILLIAMS

v.

WARDEN OF MARYLAND PENITENTIARY

[H.C. No. 15, October Term, 1951.]

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided January 9, 1952.

Before MARBURY, C.J., and DELAPLAINE, COLLINS, HENDERSON and MARKELL, JJ.

Ernest Williams, who was convicted in the Criminal Court of Baltimore in September, 1951, on the charge of burglary and sentenced to the Maryland Penitentiary for two years, has applied here for leave to appeal from refusal of a writ of habeas corpus. He claims that his constitutional rights were infringed because he was tried without counsel, while his co-defendant…