Legal Opinion
James L. Presley v. Vernon L. Peppersack, Warden, Maryland Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 9, 1955No. 7042_1PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from an order denying a writ of habeas corpus to a prisoner held in custody under the judgment of a Maryland state court. This imprisonment was inquired into by the Maryland courts in Presley v. Warden, 205 Md. 660, 109 A.2d 922, certiorari denied 348 U.S. 955, 75 S.Ct. 445, where the Court of Appeals of Maryland said:
“This Court has repeatedly stated that the legality of a search and seizure may be raised on appeal but cannot be raised on habeas corpus. Sykes v. Warden, 201 Md. 662, 93 A. 2d 549; Dodson v. Warden, 201 Md. 655, 92 A.2d 754; Presley v. Warden, 201 Md. 660, 92…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Sykes v. Warden of Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
- Selby v. Warden of Maryland House of CorrectionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
- Spence v. Warden of Maryland House of CorrectionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
- Cumberland v. Warden of Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Mason McCoy v. E. H. Tucker, Warden, West Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1958
- Stuart W. Newsom v. W. Frank Smyth, Jr., Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1958
- Benjamin F. Plater v. Warden, Maryland House of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1958
- Eberle v. Warden of Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
- Jordan v. SteinerDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1960
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