Cook v. Warden of the Maryland Penitentiary

The applicant, Cook, in his petition for relief under the Uniform Post Conviction Procedure Act, raised essentially nine grounds for relief, among which were the denial of opportunity to present witnesses, withholding of evidence by the State, and the commission of perjury by State’s witnesses with the knowledge and approval of the State’s Attorney. The trial judge, after a brief hearing in open court, granted the State’s motion to dismiss on the ground “that Mr. Cook does not allege such facts or error that has not either been previously acted upon either by the Trial or Appellate Court, or…