Hamilton v. Warden of Maryland House of Correction

The petitioner seeks leave to appeal from a denial by Judge D. K. McLaughlin of the Circuit Court of Washington County of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

The petitioner pleaded guilty in the Criminal Court of Baltimore on February 6, 1956, to six indictments charging him with the larceny of automobiles alleged to have been committed in Baltimore City. The indictments were numbered consecutively from 334 to 339, inclusive. When he was arraigned he sought to plead guilty without being represented by counsel but the Court, Judge Joseph L. Carter, appointed counsel to represent him.…