Legal Opinion
John C. Rastrom v. Allan L. Robbins, Warden, Maine State Prison
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 14, 1971No. 7789_1PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
The appellee, serving a one to three year sentence for uttering a forged check, in violation of 17 Me.L.R.A. § 1501, sought a writ of habeas corpus in the district court. His contention was that he had been denied his right to the effective assistance of counsel by the refusal of the presiding Justice to allow his newly appointed and inexperienced counsel more than four hours to prepare for trial. The district court granted the writ and the state of Maine appeals.
Appellee [henceforward, petitioner], after being arrested in August 1968, was represented at the Maine…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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3Cited by47 opinions
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