Court Opinion

ID: 7910134
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-09-08 22:05:01.552922+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:32:34.187822
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Henderson, J.,
delivered the opinion of the Court.
Petitioner was denied a writ of habeas corpus by Judge Byrnes, in the Baltimore City Court, and applies for leave to appeal. He was convicted of manslaughter in the Circuit *660Court for Baltimore County and sentenced to five years. He complains that he was denied “due process” in that he was first held as a witness, and asked the police for a lawyer, before being taken before a magistrate, but the request was denied. In denying the writ, Judge Byrnes stated: “The court records show that at the time of petitioner’s trial he was represented by David N. Bates, a competent member of the Baltimore City and Baltimore County Bar”. There is no showing of a denial of due process. The petitioner was not entitled to the appointment of counsel at the preliminary hearing.

Application denied, with costs.