Legal Opinion

State Ex Rel. Wilson v. Warden

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided May 21, 1948No. [H.C. No. 31, October Term, 1947.]PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This is an application for leave to appeal from refusal of a writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner is imprisoned under sentence of seven years for burglary, larceny and forgery. He alleges that he was illegally arrested at his residence "without a search warrant" and was detained at Police Headquarters without benefit of counsel. Even if he was illegally arrested and held, he cannot for that reason escape punishment when lawfully indicted, tried and convicted. Davis v. Brady,188 Md. 113, 51 A.2d 827; Bowie v. Warden, 190 Md. 728,60 A.2d 185, decided November 13, 1947.

Application denied, without…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Bowie v. WardenCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1947
  2. Davis v. BradyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1947

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Holliday v. Warden of Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1948
  2. State Ex Rel. Freeland v. Warden of Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1949
  3. Haynie v. Warden of Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
  4. State Ex Rel. Williams v. Warden of Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1948
  5. Wright v. SwensonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1948

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