Brine v. State

The petitioner is confined in the Maine State Prison serving a sentence of life imprisonment imposed after his conviction for murder. He seeks post- conviction relief pursuant to the provisions of R. S., Chap. 126, Sec. 1-A to 1-G inclusive (P. L., 1963, Chap. 310, Sec. 1). The petitioner asserted his indigency and requested that the court appoint counsel to aid him in the prosecution ■of his petition. The justice below found the petitioner to be indigent but declined to appoint counsel on the ground that the petition is without merit. The petition was dismissed with prejudice. Petitioner…