Barbee v. Warden

William Barbee (the applicant or petitioner) has applied to this Court for leave to prosecute an appeal from the order of the Criminal Court of Baltimore (Cullen, J.) denying applicant the relief he sought under the provisions of the Post Conviction Procedure Act [Code (1958 Supp.), Art. 27, §§ 645A-645J].

On May 16, 1957, the applicant was convicted by the trial court without a jury (Warnken, J.) of assault, unauthorized use of an automobile and assault with intent to murder on three separate indictments, and was sentenced therefor to the Maryland Penitentiary for one, four and fifteen years,…