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Whitaker v. Warden

Court of Appeals of Maryland
Jul 5, 1960
162 A.2d 445 (Md. 1960)

Opinion

[P.C. No. 112, September Term, 1959.]

Decided July 5, 1960.

POST CONVICTION PROCEDURE ACT — Evidence, Sufficiency Of. The sufficiency of the evidence adduced at the criminal trial of a defendant cannot be reviewed in collateral proceedings. Rule applied in a post conviction case. p. 649

J.E.B. Decided July 5, 1960.

Charles E. Whitaker instituted a proceeding under the Post Conviction Procedure Act, and from a denial of relief, he applied for leave to appeal.

Application denied.

Reporter's Note: Certiorari denied, 364 U.S. 865.

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


Whitaker was convicted, on June 12, 1956, of robbery with a deadly weapon in the Criminal Court of Baltimore, and sentenced to 10 years' confinement in the House of Correction. He was represented by counsel at his original trial as well as the hearing herein below. His only contentions, which he terms "constitutional violations", merely challenge the sufficiency of the evidence at his original trial. We have repeatedly held that the sufficiency of the evidence adduced at the trial of a defendant cannot be reviewed in collateral proceedings. Johnson v. Warden, 214 Md. 608.

Application denied.


Summaries of

Whitaker v. Warden

Court of Appeals of Maryland
Jul 5, 1960
162 A.2d 445 (Md. 1960)
Case details for

Whitaker v. Warden

Case Details

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

Court:Court of Appeals of Maryland

Date published: Jul 5, 1960

Citations

162 A.2d 445 (Md. 1960)
162 A.2d 445