Supreme Court of Maryland, 1958

Ferguson v. Warden of Maryland House of Correction

Ferguson v. Warden of Maryland House of Correction
Supreme Court of Maryland · Decided November 13, 1958
218 Md. 644

Ferguson v. Warden of Maryland House of Correction

Opinion of the Court

PER Curiam.

In a petition for leave to appeal from the denial of his application for a writ of habeas corpus, the applicant makes but one contention, i. e., that a confession was obtained from him by “unorthodox and unfair methods used by the police officers.” The voluntary nature of a confession may be raised and contested at the trial of a defendant or upon appeal, but cannot form the basis for a writ of habeas corpus. Johnson v. Warden, 212 Md. 652; Eberle v. Warden, 209 Md. 657.

Application denied, with costs.

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