Cooper v. Warden of Maryland House of Correction

Bruñe, C. J.,

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Eric J. Cooper seeks leave to appeal from an order denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus issued by Judge Manley sitting in the Baltimore City Court.

Cooper alleged two grounds upon which he based his original petition:. (1) that his counsel was incompetent; (2) that he was not formally advised that his motion for a new trial had been denied.

1. Alleged Incompetence of Counsel.

This Court has held repeatedly that the alleged incompetence of counsel, in the absence of any showing of fraud, bad faith or collusion between defense counsel and…