Cunningham v. Warden

CUNNINGHAM v. WARDEN OF MARYLAND HOUSE OF CORRECTION

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided May 3, 1957.

Court of Appeals of Maryland · decided 1978-10-01

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Decided 1978-10-01

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¶1Before BRUNE, C.J., and COLLINS, HENDERSON, HAMMOND and PRESCOTT, JJ.

¶2HENDERSON, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

¶3This is an application for leave to appeal from a denial of a writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner was sentenced to two years in the Reformatory for Males, after being convicted of receiving stolen goods. He escaped and was sentenced for *643 an additional six months. Petitioner complains of the insufficiency of the evidence to convict. It is well settled that the sufficiency of the evidence can be reviewed only on direct appeal, but not on habeas corpus. Walker v. Warden,210 Md. 654, and cases cited. The petitioner was represented by counsel, and no appeal was taken.

¶4Application denied, with costs.