Legal Opinion
Niblett v. Warden of Maryland House of Correction
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided November 24, 1959No. [P.C. No. 37, September Term, 1959.]PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHammond, J.
On December 18, 1958, Paul Niblett was tried, convicted on the basis of his guilty pleas, and sentenced to two eighteen-month consecutive terms in two cases of uttering a forged instrument. He had been charged with both forgery and uttering in each of the two cases but had pleaded not guilty to the forgery charges. He was represented by counsel.
He subsequently filed a petition in forma pauperis for relief under the Post Conviction Procedure Act. Code (1959 Cum. Supp.), Art. 27, secs. 645A-645J. The same lawyer who represented him at the trial was appointed in the post conviction case. Judge…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Bruette v. WardenCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1959
- Culley v. Warden of Maryland House of CorrectionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1958
3Cited by15 opinions
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