Tucker v. Warden of Maryland Penitentiary

On April 28, 1965, Heber Benjamin Tucker was sentenced to ten years (later reduced to seven) by Judge McLaughlin for armed robbery following a non-jury trial at which Tucker was represented by his privately retained counsel. An appeal was noted but later dismissed on July 13, 1965.

In his petition for leave to appeal under the Uniform Post Conviction Procedure Act, Tucker made the following contentions: (1) his lawyer was incompetent in that he did not advise him of his rights and did advise him against having a jury trial; (2) there was insufficient corroboration of the testimony of the…