Legal Opinion
Smith v. Lovell
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided December 26, 1950PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMerrill, J.
On report. This cause arises on a petition for a writ of mandamus. The petitioner is confined in the Maine State Prison in execution of sentence. The respondent is the warden of said prison. The petitioner alleges that he is eligible to parole under the provisions of R. S., Chap. 136, Sec. 14; that it is the duty of the respondent as warden of the prison to furnish him a “blank application for parole” to enable him to make application therefor under the provisions of R. S., Chap. 136, Sec. 15; that the warden though requested therefor refused and refuses to furnish the pe titioner such blank…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Ex Parte Tobias WatkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1830
- Ex Parte ParksSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Blitz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- United States v. Winona & St. P. R.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1895
- Smith v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1950
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Green v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1968
- Higgins v. RobbinsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1970
- Jablonowski v. StateNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1953
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