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Carter v. Warden of Maryland House of Correction

216 Md. 654 (1958) · Maryland Court of Appeals
Maryland Court of AppealsDisposition: Denied✓ Good law
HoldingPer curiam denial of a habeas corpus application by a Maryland House of Correction inmate.

Per Curiam. We have repeatedly held that each of the contentions raised by the appellant is not available as a basis for the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus: (1) that he was refused the right to a separate trial, Shields v. Warden, 212 Md. 655, 656 ; (2) that the charge of arson was not proven at his trial, Johnson v. Warden, 212 Md. 652, 653 ; (3) that postponement of his trial was refused, Lawrenson v. Warden, 212 Md. 664, 666 ; and (4) that the court refused to allow character witnesses to testify, Davis v. Warden, 208 Md. 675 . Application denied, with costs.