Ferguson v. Warden of Maryland House of Correction
Ferguson v. Warden of Maryland House of Correction
218 Md. 644
Ferguson v. Warden of Maryland House of Correction
Opinion of the Court
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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