Legal Opinion
Thursby v. State
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided September 27, 1966PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFRESNE, Justice.
In January of 1957 Louis P. Thursby, Jr. was tried before the jury upon an indictment for murder to which he had pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity. He was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment for life at the Maine State Prison. He did not appeal and is presently serving his sentence. On September 18, 1963, Thursby filed in the Superior Court a petition for the issuance of the writ of coram nobis by which he sought to have the judgment of conviction vacated. His petition was dismissed upon motion and he appeals.
Technically, the question before us…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- V. P. Serodino, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
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- Massey v. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
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3Cited by29 opinions
- State v. CollinsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1972
- John C. Rastrom v. Allan L. Robbins, Warden, Maine State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1971
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- State v. PageSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1968
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