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Langrehr v. Warden

Court of Appeals of Maryland
Nov 20, 1957
136 A.2d 247 (Md. 1957)

Opinion

[H.C. No. 32, September Term, 1957.]

Decided November 20, 1957.

HABEAS CORPUS — Evidence — Sufficiency of. Complaints that it was never shown that petitioner was the third person involved in a burglary, and that there was no actual proof by witnesses or testimony that he was involved, go to the sufficiency of the evidence, and cannot be raised on habeas corpus. p. 646

J.E.B. Decided November 20, 1957.

Habeas corpus proceeding by Donald Jess Langrehr against the Warden of the Maryland House of Correction. From a refusal of the writ, petitioner applied for leave to appeal.

Application denied, with costs.

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


This is an application for leave to appeal from the denial of a writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner was convicted of burglary in the Criminal Court of Baltimore and sentenced to two years in the House of Correction by Judge Tucker, on February 11, 1957. Petitioner contends that it was never shown that he was the third person involved in the burglary, and that there was no actual proof by witnesses or testimony that he was involved. These complaints go to the sufficiency of the evidence, which cannot be raised on habeas corpus.

Application denied, with costs.


Summaries of

Langrehr v. Warden

Court of Appeals of Maryland
Nov 20, 1957
136 A.2d 247 (Md. 1957)
Case details for

Langrehr v. Warden

Case Details

Full title:LANGREHR v . WARDEN OF MARYLAND HOUSE OF CORRECTION

Court:Court of Appeals of Maryland

Date published: Nov 20, 1957

Citations

136 A.2d 247 (Md. 1957)
136 A.2d 247

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