Legal Opinion
State v. Fazzano
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided October 29, 1963No. C. Q. Nos. 647, 648PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJoslin, J.
These two cases are before us on certifications from the superior court of an identical question of doubt and importance in each case. The cases are actually pending in the superior court upon like petitions filed in each case for a writ of habeas corpus ad subjiciendum by which the petitioner seeks his release from confinement at the adult correctional institutions.
The findings of fact made by the superior court in connection with the certifications disclose the following to be essential to a disposition thereof:
1. On November 24, 1954 petitioner on his pleas of nolo contendere was given…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Anderson v. CorallSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Zerbst v. KidwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Banks v. CainSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
- People Ex Rel. Newton v. . TwomblyNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- In Re CallahanMichigan Supreme Court · 1957
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- State v. OuimetteSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1976
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