Turner v. Director of Patuxent Institution

Per Curiam. This is an application for leave to appeal by William Turner from a finding of the Criminal Court of Baltimore, Judge Meyer M. Cardin sitting without a jury, that he is a defective delinquent, and the order of the court dated February 15, 1965, committing him to the Patuxent Institution. ⁷³⁰ Turner was convicted of the larceny of an automobile on June 20, 1963, and sentenced to a term of not more than eighteen months in the Maryland House of Correction. He was referred to the Patuxent Institution on September 23, 1963, and in a report filed January 22, 1964, was said to be a defective delinquent. The court appointed counsel for him, and also obtained the services of an independent psychiatrist.

It was this psychiatrist’s opinion, filed February 15, 1965, that Turner was a defective delinquent. In this current application for leave to appeal, Turner raises four contentions: 1. That the verdict was against the weight of the evidence. 2. That the testimony of the applicant indicated that he was ready to reenter society. 3.

That the State’s witness, Dr. Boslow, testified about conclusions rendered by other persons. 4. That the verdict violated the United States and Maryland Constitutions because: a. the applicant was denied his right of confrontation and cross-examination b. Article 31B amounts to cruel and unusual punishment c. the applicant’s privilege against