Andrews v. Langlois

This petition for habeas corpus was brought by Edward J. Andrews challenging the legality of his detention by the respondent pursuant to a sentence of life imprisonment imposed on November 18, 1955 by the superior court after he was found guilty by a jury of murder in the second degree.

This case has a long history. On May 12, 1955, the petitioner was indicted for murder by the grand jury in the county of Newport. He was tried in the superior court in Providence and on July 6, 1955 a jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree. After his motion for a new trial was denied,…