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Shefton v. Warden
199 A.2d 228
| Md. | 1964
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234 Md. 627 (1964)
199 A.2d 228

SHEFTON
v.
WARDEN OF THE MARYLAND PENITENTIARY

[App. No. 124, September Term, 1963.]

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided April 9, 1964.

Before BRUNE, C.J., and HENDERSON, PRESCOTT, HORNEY, MARBURY and SYBERT, JJ.

PER CURIAM:

On August 8, 1963, the applicant filed a petition for post conviction relief, alleging: (1) he was arrested without a warrant; (2) he was held incommunicado; (3) he was denied the right to hire an attorney after his arrest; (4) he was arraigned without counsel; and (5) he was improperly identified. An amended petition was later filed alleging as an additional ground for relief that (6) his plea of guilty was induced by his having made a confession involuntarily as a result of threats and coercion by police officers.

For the reasons assigned by the lower court, the application *628 for leave to appeal will be denied as to contentions (2) through (6). As to contention (1), the mere fact that an arrest was illegal affords no ground for post conviction relief, though an illegal arrest plus something obtained through it may afford such ground. Here there is no allegation of any product of the illegal arrest. Young v. Warden, 233 Md. 596, 195 A.2d 713; Dailey v. State, 234 Md. 325, 199 A.2d 211.

Application denied.

Case Details

Case Name: Shefton v. Warden
Court Name: Court of Appeals of Maryland
Date Published: Apr 9, 1964
Citation: 199 A.2d 228
Docket Number: [App. No. 124, September Term, 1963.]
Court Abbreviation: Md.
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