Legrand v. Warden of Maryland House of Correction

This is an application for leave to appeal from a denial of a writ of habeas corpus by Judge Woodward of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County. The applicant, Leon Legrand, was tried on September 23, 1953 in the Criminal Court of Baltimore on the charge of burglary. He was found guilty and sentenced to two years in the Maryland House of Correction.

The petitioner bases his right to relief upon four contentions. First, that the evidence upon which he was convicted was insufficient and of doubtful quality. It is well settled that it is not within the scope of a habeas corpus proceeding to…