Legal Opinion

Andrews v. Langlois

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided October 21, 1963No. M. P. No. 1589PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Per curiam

This is a petition for a writ of error coram nobis. The petitioner was convicted in the superior court of murder in the second degree and is now serving a life sentence in the adult correctional institutions. We overruled his exceptions, affirmed the judgment and remitted the record to the superior court. State v. Andrews, 86 R. I. 341, cert. denied, 365 U. S. 898. On the basis of certain allegations in his petition he now seeks a further review which he contends he is entitled to under a writ of error coram nobis. Whether such allegations meet the requirements for the issuance of the writ we…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Taylor v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Ex Parte TaylorSupreme Court of Alabama · 1947
  3. Strang v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1931
  4. Hendricks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1956
  5. Elliott v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1942

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. ContrerasSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1969
  2. State v. LanoueSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1976
  3. State v. BettencourtSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1974
  4. State v. PlanteSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1972
  5. Andrews v. LangloisSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1969

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