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MEFFORD v. WARDEN, MARYLAND PENITENTIARY

No. 11814.

413 F.2d 439 (1969)

Frederick MEFFORD, Appellant, v. WARDEN, MARYLAND PENITENTIARY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Decided July 24, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Brentnall Powell, Jr., Baltimore, Md. (Court-appointed counsel), for appellant.

Alfred J. O'Ferrall, III, Asst. Atty. Gen. of Maryland (Francis B. Burch, Atty. Gen. of Maryland, on the brief), for appellee.

Before HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge, and BRYAN and CRAVEN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

With his conviction, July 30, 1962, of a murder and robbery committed on March 4, 1962, approved by Maryland's highest court1, Frederick Mefford petitioned the Federal district court for relief through habeas corpus from the sentence of death. His prayer was grounded on the assertion that the conviction was based on an involuntary confession. The writ was denied. We affirm, on the opinion of the District Court.

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