Person v. Warden of Maryland Penitentiary

This is an application by William Person for leave to appeal from the denial of a writ of habeas corpus by Judge John B. Gray of the Circuit Court for Calvert County. A former writ was denied by Judge Michael Paul Smith of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County.

The docket entries from Worcester County show that petitioner was convicted and sentenced on an indictment charging him with assault with intent to murder and assault and battery, and that he entered a general plea of guilty to the indictment < and was sentenced to twelve years in the Maryland Penitentiary. He was represented by…