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Parker v. WardenParker v. Warden

Court of Appeals of Maryland
Mar 3, 1958
H. C. No. 95
Reporters:
,
Before:
Henderson
Henderson, J.,

delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this application for leave to appeal from ‍‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‍the denial of a writ of habeas corpus, it appears that the petitioner was convicted in 1947 of second-degree murder in the Circuit Court for Howard County and sentenced ‍‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‍to eighteen years. He ■contends that the indictment was faulty and that he acted in self-defense. These matters are not open to review on habeas corpus. His chief complaint seems ‍‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‍to be that he was paroled June 4, 1953, but returned for violating parole on June 12, 1956. The Board allowed him one-half the time spent on ‍‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‍parole. He argues that the disallowance of the other time illegally extends his sentence.

The Board’s action was within its discretion, and not illegal. Creager v. Warden, 211 Md. 649; Clark ‍‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‍v. Warden, 213 Md. 641; Code (1957 Supp.), Art. 41, sec. 91H.

Application denied, with costs.

Case Details

Case Name: Parker v. Warden
Court Name: Court of Appeals of Maryland
Date Published: Mar 3, 1958
Citations: 139 A.2d 262; 215 Md. 661; H. C. No. 95
Docket Number: H. C. No. 95
Court Abbreviation: Md.
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