McCoy v. Warden of the Maryland Penitentiary

On February 27, 1962, the applicant pleaded guilty to two indictments charging robbery with a deadly weapon, and later was sentenced to twenty years and five years in the Maryland Penitentiary, to be served consecutively. There was no motion for a new trial, nor any appeal.

The applicant filed in the Criminal Court of Baltimore a petition for relief under the Uniform Post Conviction Procedure Act, contending: (1) he was arrested without “a search and seizure” warrant; (2) his confession was involuntary, having been made in response to coercion, threats and promises; (3) he was held…