Legal Opinion
Doucette v. State
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided August 3, 1983PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERTS, Justice.
Wayne Doucette appeals from the denial of his post-conviction petition by the Superior Court, Cumberland County. Doucette contends, inter alia, that the post-conviction court erred in deciding that he was not deprived of effective assistance of defense counsel. We affirm the judgment of the Superior Court.
I. Procedural and Factual Background
In June of 1977, Doucette was indicted for rape, Class A, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 252(1)(B) (1983). In December of 1977, Doucette was convicted after a jury trial at which Doucette was represented by retained counsel. Doucette was sentenced to…
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