DAVIS v. MARYLAND HOUSE OF CORRECTION

Civ. A. No. 16084.

247 F.Supp. 869 (1965)

William F. DAVIS v. MARYLAND HOUSE OF CORRECTION.

United States District Court D. Maryland.

November 4, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard J. Krongard, Baltimore, Md., for petitioner.

Thomas B. Finan, Atty. Gen. of Maryland, and Robert F. Sweeney, Asst. Atty. Gen., Baltimore, Md., for respondent.


NORTHROP, District Judge.

William Franklin Davis was convicted in May of 1964 of arson and attempted murder by Judge Grady, sitting without a jury, in the Criminal Court of Baltimore City. Concurrent sentences of five years and two years, respectively, were imposed. The conviction was not appealed nor was the subsequent denial of post-conviction relief. Nevertheless, for reasons to be discussed, a full evidentiary hearing was believed necessary.

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