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Kiah v. Warden of Maryland Penitentiary

Court of Appeals of Maryland
Oct 17, 1963
194 A.2d 284 (Md. 1963)

Opinion

[App. No. 31, September Term, 1963.]

Decided October 17, 1963.

POST CONVICTION PROCEDURE ACT — Alleged Incompetence Of Court-Appointed Post Conviction Counsel — Applicant's Unsupported Statement As To, Held Insufficient To Constitute Ground For Relief. p. 653

J.E.B.

Decided October 17, 1963.

Paul Ernest Kiah instituted a proceeding under the Post Conviction Procedure Act, and from a denial of relief, he applied for leave to appeal.

Application denied.

Before HENDERSON, HAMMOND, HORNEY, MARBURY and SYBERT, JJ.


For the reasons stated by Judge Grady in the lower court, the application of Paul Ernest Kiah for leave to appeal from the order denying him post conviction relief from his imprisonment for three armed robberies is hereby denied.

The unsupported statement of the applicant that his court-appointed post conviction counsel was incompetent (as he had also charged with respect to his trial counsel) is insufficient to constitute a ground for relief.

Application denied.


Summaries of

Kiah v. Warden of Maryland Penitentiary

Court of Appeals of Maryland
Oct 17, 1963
194 A.2d 284 (Md. 1963)
Case details for

Kiah v. Warden of Maryland Penitentiary

Case Details

Full title:KIAH v . WARDEN OF MARYLAND PENITENTIARY

Court:Court of Appeals of Maryland

Date published: Oct 17, 1963

Citations

194 A.2d 284 (Md. 1963)
194 A.2d 284

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