This is an application for leave to appeal from a denial of a writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner was tried and convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to five years in the Maryland Penitentiary. He was represented by counsel duly appointed by the court. He complains that he was "under the impression that he was being held only as a material witness," and not informed of the charge until the day before the...
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