Legal Opinion
Jimmy J. St. Pierre v. Raymond J. Helgemoe, Warden, New Hampshire State Prison
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 16, 1976No. 76-1384PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Chief Judge.
After an indictment for first degree murder, petitioner pleaded guilty in 1968 to murder in the second degree. Nothing in the record shows whether petitioner knew that second degree murder involves a particular mens rea. Petitioner, a state prisoner, has attacked his guilty plea as involuntary and unintelligent. He relies on the recent Supreme Court decision in Henderson v. Morgan, 426 U.S. 637, 96 S.Ct. 2253, 49 L.Ed.2d 108 (1976). Adopting a magistrate’s report, the trial court dismissed this petition for habeas corpus. The report gave two grounds for denying relief.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Henderson v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by8 opinions
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