Marvin v. Warden of Maryland Penitentiary

Samuel Marvin has applied to this Court for leave to appeal from the refusal of a writ of habeas corpus by Judge Smith in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. The petitioner was charged in the Criminal Court of Baltimore with two offenses:

1. Unauthorized use of an automobile; and

2. Arson

He pleaded guilty to the unauthorized use charge and was sentenced to two years in the Maryland Penitentiary on March 18, 1954. On the same day, he pleaded not guilty to the arson charge; and upon his trial he was convicted and sentenced to four years in the Maryland Penitentiary by Judge Warnken. The…