Legal Opinion
Dixon v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided September 26, 1990No. Post Conviction No. 17, September Term, 1990PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT M. BELL, Judge.
The Maryland Post Conviction Procedure Act, Maryland Code Ann., Art. 27, § 645A(a)(2), in pertinent part, provides:
A person may not file more than 2 petitions, arising out of each trial, for relief under this subtitle.
This language is clear and unambiguous. It is unequivocal in its proscription; there is not even a hint that there may be any exception to the proscription. The question presented by this application for leave to appeal is whether Vance Dixon, the applicant, has run afoul of this two petition limit.
Applicant was convicted, on June 5, 1986, by a Baltimore…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hines v. Warden of Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1964
- Hines v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1960
- Hines v. Warden of Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1960
- Waters v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1988
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