Carney v. Warden of Maryland House of Correction

In his petition for post conviction relief, the applicant made the following contentions: (1) conviction upon false testimony;(2) failure of the court to “scrutinize the evidence adequately”;(3) insufficiency of the evidence; (4) illegal search of his automobile. Counsel was appointed to represent the applicant and testimony was taken on two separate occasions. The trial judge before whom the petition was heard stated in his memorandum opinion that all but the first ground for complaint were “for all practical purposes abandoned at the hearing,” but that Carney at the hearing raised as an…