Jackson v. Warden of the Maryland Penitentiary

Application for leave to appeal from a denial of post conviction relief is denied for the reasons assigned by Judge Jones in the court below. On one point, however, we think it well to file a caveat. In disposing of the applicant’s contention that his confession was improperly admitted, Judge Jones correctly found that there was sufficient evidence that it was voluntary. But she also stated that the point could not be raised in a post conviction proceeding, citing Cheeseboro v. Warden, 224 Md. 660, 662, and Whitley v. Warden, 222 Md. 608. The statement may be inaccurate or misleading in view…