Legal Opinion
Shuttle v. Smith
District Court, D. Vermont
Decided March 3, 1969No. Civ. A. 5395PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LEDDY, District Judge.
Petitioner, John A. Shuttle, filed with this Court an application for writ of habeas corpus against Robert G. Smith, Warden of the Vermont State Prison. He alleges that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel in connection with his prosecution by the State of Vermont on four charges of breaking and entering. The petitioner pleaded guilty and was sentenced to serve not less than five nor more than seven years on each charge, the sentences to run concurrently.
An order to show cause was duly issued and a return made by the respondent. This Court appointed…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Mempa v. RhaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Holloway v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Commonwealth v. BraceroSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- State v. HartmanSupreme Court of Vermont · 1975
- Kelly v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
- Holloway v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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