Legal Opinion
State v. Shoemaker
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided June 19, 1961No. [App. No. 67, September Term, 1960.]PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHammond, J.
In this post conviction case, the application for leave to appeal is by the State from an order of Judge Digges entered in 1960, directing that the petitioner be granted a delayed appeal from his conviction of rape in 1957.
The accused’s uncle had furnished funds to pay the lawyer who represented him. After the verdict, the accused told his lawyer he wished to file a motion for a new trial and that if this were unsuccessful, an appeal. The next day the prisoner’s wife called the lawyer and directed him vigorously and explicitly to take no further part in the case. Despite this, the lawyer…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Eskridge v. Washington State Board of Prison Terms & ParolesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Brown v. Warden of Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
- Lloyd v. Warden of Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1958
3Cited by15 opinions
- Shoemaker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1962
- Wilson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1979
- McCoy v. WardenCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1967
- State v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1964
- Garrison v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1998
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