Legal Opinion
State v. Laforest
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided October 6, 1995No. 94-176PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrock, C.J.
The defendant, John Laforest, pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault. RSA 632-A:2 (1986). He now appeals the Superior Court (Fauver, J.) denial of his motion to withdraw his guilty pleas and to vacate his convictions, arguing that his pleas were not knowingly and voluntarily made and that he was rendered ineffective assistance of counsel prior to making his pleas. We affirm.
In March 1991, the defendant was arrested on charges of aggravated felonious sexual assault, kidnapping, and false imprisonment. The charges stemmed from the assault of a seventy-six-year-old…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Bordenkircher v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- State v. BallSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1983
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3Cited by11 opinions
- State v. SeymourSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1996
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- State v. OrtizSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2012
- State v. ThorntonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1995
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