Legal Opinion
Arthur T. Odsen v. Robert J. Moore, Superintendent
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 14, 1971No. 71-1184PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner was convicted of a felony in Massachusetts Superior Court on May 17, 1966. On the day of sentencing and again within the month by mail, petitioner allegedly asked his counsel to appeal the conviction, which he did not do. In August of 1968, after writing without success to various legal aid organizations, petitioner filed pro se a writ of error with a single justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. The Massachusetts Defenders Committee was appointed by the court to represent petitioner, but has not, almost three years later, presented the matter as required to the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- James William Smith v. State of KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1966
- Rubin F. Needel v. Palmer C. Scafati, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1969
- Willie Gray Dixon, Jr. v. State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Robert Jackson Jones v. Sherman H. Crouse, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1966
- Robert Lee Kelly v. Sherman H. Crouse, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Rheuark v. ShawCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Thomas A. Guerro v. Roger F. Mulhearn, Ralph F. Andrews v. Kathy Decote YoungCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
- Commonwealth v. SwensonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. DominicoMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1974
- Gaines v. MansonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
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