Legal Opinion
State v. Rastrom
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided January 27, 1970PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEBBER, Justice.
This appeal from a conviction for the offense of uttering a check in the amount of $49.50 comes to us on an agreed statement of facts. The sole issue presented is whether or not the denial by the Superior Court of a motion for continuance constituted an abuse of discretion.
On October 1, 1968 appellant was presented for arraignment in the District Court. Being found to be indigent, he was afforded the services of court appointed counsel. The appointed attorney, a highly competent and experienced practitioner, carefully guided appellant through the preliminary proceedings in the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Ungar v. SarafiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Avery v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Neufield v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
- United States of America Ex Rel. Charles Mathis v. Alfred T. Rundle, Superintendent State Correctional Institution, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- Norman F. Twiford v. C. C. Peyton, Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by14 opinions
- John C. Rastrom v. Allan L. Robbins, Warden, Maine State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1971
- State v. AllenSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1972
- State v. AlleySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1970
- State v. IfillSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1975
- Cote v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1972
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