SYBERT, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.
On January 3, 1961, the applicant, William Thomas, who was represented by privately retained counsel, pleaded guilty to a charge of violating the State narcotics laws (second offense) and was sentenced to ten years in the Maryland Penitentiary. He entered no appeal.
In March, 1963, Thomas filed a petition for relief under the Uniform Post Conviction Procedure Act. At a hearing in the Criminal Court of Baltimore...
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