Court of Appeals of Maryland October 25, 2001, [H.C. No. 25, October Term, 1955.] (Williams v. Warden of Maryland Penitentiary)

Delaplaine, J.,

delivered the opinion of the Court.

James Williams, a prisoner in the Maryland Penitentiary, has applied here for leave to appeal from the refusal of a writ of

habeas corpus.

Petitioner alleges that he was arraigned in the Circuit Court for Dorchester County on October 31, 1952, on the charge of rape. He pleaded not guilty, and the Court appointed an attorney to defend him.