Court of Special Appeals of Maryland December 12, 1967, 6, September Term, 1967 (State v. Hill)

Murphy, C. J.,

delivered the opinion of the Court.

On January 7, 1953, John T. Hill was found guilty of murder in the first degree by a jury in the Circuit Court for Har

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ford County and sentenced to life imprisonment in the Maryland Penitentiary. While he did not take a direct appeal, he filed a petition under the. Uniform Post Conviction Procedure Act on December 18, 1958.