Legal Opinion

In re Garceau

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided June 15, 1964PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Per curiam

The petitioner, Roland Garceau, has brought this application for a writ of error cor am nobis directly to the Supreme Court. He alleges his conviction in the Chittenden County Court of the crime of attempted arson, breaking and entering in the nighttime, possession of burglary tools and grand larceny of an automobile was predicated on his plea of guilty. He seeks to have this Court set aside the judgment of conviction on the contention that his plea of guilty to the several offenses was induced by fraud, duress and harassment by police and prosecution officials.

The writ of error coram nobis…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. McCulloughNew York Court of Appeals · 1949
  2. The People v. LoftusIllinois Supreme Court · 1948
  3. Dwyer v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1956
  4. People v. WurzlerNew York Court of Appeals · 1950

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. SinclairSupreme Court of Vermont · 2012
  2. State v. Aaron CadySupreme Court of Vermont · 2018
  3. Lumumba v. State of VermontVermont Superior Court · 2022

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