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Henson v. State

Court of Appeals of Maryland
Jan 12, 1962
227 Md. 659 (Md. 1962)

Summary

In Henson, for instance, we noted that the application before us was "in substance an original petition to this Court for a writ of mandamus to effect a purpose not related to the exercise of its appellate jurisdiction."

Summary of this case from In re Petition for Writ of Prohibition

Opinion

[App. No. 50, September Term, 1961.]

Decided January 12, 1962.

MANDAMUS — Original Petition To This Court For Writ Of, To Effect Purpose Not Related To Exercise Of Court's Appellate Jurisdiction — Issuance Of Such Writ Is Not Within Court's Jurisdiction — Application For Leave To Appeal In This Case Was In Substance Such A Petition, And Application Dismissed. p. 660

J.E.B.

Decided January 12, 1962.

From a refusal to order that a transcript of the proceedings in which he was convicted be furnished him at State expense, Earl Henson applied for leave to appeal.

Application for leave to appeal dismissed.

Before BRUNE, C.J., and HENDERSON, HAMMOND, PRESCOTT, HORNEY and MARBURY, JJ.


ORDER


The applicant asks leave to appeal from the refusal of the Criminal Court of Baltimore to order that a transcript of the proceedings in which the applicant was convicted in 1953, be furnished to him by the State at State expense in order that he may use it in support of an application for a writ of habeas corpus which he has filed in the Supreme Court of the United States. He has been advised by the Clerk of the Criminal Court: "Should the Supreme Court of the United States request this office to forward it the papers in the case, including the testimony of your trial, their request will be complied with."

This application is in substance an original petition to this Court for a writ of mandamus to effect a purpose not related to the exercise of its appellate jurisdiction. The issuance of such a writ is not within the jurisdiction of this Court. It follows that the application must be dismissed.

Application for leave to appeal dismissed.


Summaries of

Henson v. State

Court of Appeals of Maryland
Jan 12, 1962
227 Md. 659 (Md. 1962)

In Henson, for instance, we noted that the application before us was "in substance an original petition to this Court for a writ of mandamus to effect a purpose not related to the exercise of its appellate jurisdiction."

Summary of this case from In re Petition for Writ of Prohibition
Case details for

Henson v. State

Case Details

Full title:HENSON v . STATE

Court:Court of Appeals of Maryland

Date published: Jan 12, 1962

Citations

227 Md. 659 (Md. 1962)
180 A.2d 300

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