Legal Opinion
Curtis v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided January 16, 1979No. [No. 153, September Term, 1977.]PublishedCited by 132 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEldridge, J.
This case concerns the interpretation of a provision of the Maryland Post Conviction Procedure Act, Maryland Code (1957, 1976 Repl. Vol.), Art. 27, § 645A (c), relating to those circumstances under which one is deemed to have “waived” an issue.
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The petitioner, Ottway Leon Curtis, Sr., was convicted of first degree murder on September 14, 1967, in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County. Represented by his appointed trial counsel, Curtis took an appeal to the Court of Special Appeals. The only issue raised on that appeal was whether Curtis was “denied due process and equal protection of…
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