Klein v. Warden of Maryland Penitentiary

John J. Klein (applicant) was found guilty in a non-jury trial under five different indictments for robbery, perverted sex practice, larceny and assault, and sentenced to fourteen years in the Maryland Penitentiary. He was represented at the trial by a court-appointed attorney. He did not appeal. Subsequently he filed an application for relief under the Post Conviction Procedure Act, which was denied after a hearing at which he was represented by court-appointed counsel other than the counsel who had defended him at the trial for the crimes.

In his application to this Court for leave to appeal…