Legal Opinion

State v. Trott

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided February 10, 2004PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAlexander, J.

[¶ 1] Geno L. Trott appeals from a judgment of the District Court (Biddeford, Janette, J.) dismissing, for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, his petition for a writ of coram nobis and for post-conviction review. Trott contends that the District Court may review his conviction pursuant to the common law writ of coram nobis and that, because he is a noncitizen facing possible deportation, he has an independent constitutional right to some forum for post-conviction review of judgments resulting from his no contest pleas to two criminal charges. Because the District Court correctly concluded…

2Cases cited2 opinions

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  2. Town of Eagle Lake v. Commissioner, Department of EducationSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2003

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