Legal Opinion
Jordan v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 14, 1959No. [No. 134, September Term, 1959.]PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHammond, J.
In this case, Judge Digges, sitting in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, dismissed the petition of George Thomas Jordan for relief under the Uniform Post Conviction Procedure Act (Code (1957, 1959 Supp.), Art. 27, Secs. 645A-645J) after a full hearing. We granted Jordan’s application for leave to appeal and appointed counsel to represent him in this Court.
Jordan was tried on an information containing three counts: larceny of an automobile, receiving an automobile knowing it to have been stolen, and unauthorized use. He was convicted by Judge Marbury sitting without a jury on the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Michel v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Affronti v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Jordan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1965
- Heath v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Logan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1981
- Martel v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1960
- Mason v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1987
- Wilson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1979
- Woods v. SteinerDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1962
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