King v. State
This text of 209 A.2d 246 (King v. State) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Court of Appeals of Maryland primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Opinion
The appellant King was convicted of the crime of arson by Judge Harlan and sentenced to five years in the Maryland Penitentiary. The lawyer who had been privately employed by appellant to represent him at the trial was appointed to represent him as an indigent on appeal.
Appellant’s brief reveals that King was told that in his lawyer’s best professional judgment no appeal was warranted, either on the law or the facts. We find nothing in the record to indicate that counsel was wrong.
Judgment affirmed.
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209 A.2d 246, 238 Md. 622, 1965 Md. LEXIS 690, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/king-v-state-md-1965.