Legal Opinion
Gonsalves v. Howard
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided August 2, 1974No. 1976-M. PPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJoslin, J.
On December 13, 1972, Joseph E. Gonsalves filed this pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Because Gonsalves can neither read nor write English, the petition was prepared for him by a fellow inmate. In it, Gonsalves challenges the legality of his detention under a Superior Court order entered late in 1971 revoking his probation and committing him to the Adult Correctional Institutions to serve a 10-year sentence previously imposed. We requested the Public Defender's department to provide him with legal representation, and we ordered the writ to issue. Gonsalves v. Howard, 111 R. I.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Sanford v. KingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1943
- William E. Gaddis v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1960
- United States v. RosenstreichCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1953
- James v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1944
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- State v. RyanMontana Supreme Court · 1975
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