10-11-17 Maryland:
The attorneys of a former Boonsboro man convicted of sexually abusing a preteen girl will have to reschedule his post-conviction hearing after their client suffered a vicious beating at the hands of other inmates.
Gerald Hubbard, 74, was scheduled to appear for the hearing Tuesday in Washington County Circuit Court, but Judge Viki M. Pauler signed an order Friday to postpone the matter.
Hubbard's Baltimore-based attorney, C. Justin Brown, filed a motion last week to delay the hearing after he discovered Hubbard had been beaten by other inmates at Maryland Correctional Training Center south of Hagerstown.
"He was bruised and injured to the point that he could not walk," a portion of the motion said. "Within his prison he has been classified as 'ambulatory dysfunctional.'"
The motion also said that Hubbard was unable to think clearly because of his injuries and might not be able to help his attorneys present the case.
"Counsel estimates that 30 days would be sufficient time to allow Mr. Hubbard to recover," the motion said.
In the petition for post-conviction relief, Hubbard's attorneys claimed that the convictions must be overturned because they were obtained in violation of his "constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel and due process." ..Continued..
October 11, 2017
Convicted sex offender can't make hearing after beating at Maryland Correctional Training Center
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