NORTHROP, District Judge.
William Franklin Davis was convicted in May of 1964 of arson and attempted murder by Judge Grady, sitting without a jury, in the Criminal Court of Baltimore City. Concurrent sentences of five years and two years, respectively, were imposed. The conviction was not appealed nor was the subsequent denial of post-conviction relief. Nevertheless, for reasons to be discussed, a full evidentiary hearing was believed necessary.
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