Legal Opinion

Shields v. Warden of Maryland House of Correction

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided October 23, 1958No. H. C. No. 7PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Per curiam

This is an application by Nathaniel Shields for leave to appeal from the denial of a writ of habeas corpus.

The petitioner was denied an application for such leave to appeal by this Court in Shields v. Warden, 212 Md. 655. *635The only additional allegation raised on this appeal is that there was not sufficient evidence presented during the trial of the petitioner to justify a conviction. It is well settled that habeas corpus proceedings are not intended to be, and cannot be used as, a substitute for a motion for a new trial or an appeal, and that the sufficiency of the evidence cannot be raised…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Smith v. Warden of Maryland House of CorrectionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1957
  2. Shields v. Warden of Maryland House of CorrectionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1966
  3. Langrehr v. WardenCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1957

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Frost v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1994
  2. Scott v. Warden of Maryland House of CorrectionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1981
  3. Shields v. WardenCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001

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