Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Mullen
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided August 16, 1978No. 77-64-C.APublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKelleher, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment entered in the Superior Court denying an application for postcon-viction relief which was instituted pursuant to G.L. 1956 (1969 Reenactment) ch. 9.1 of title 10. The applicant (Johnson) seeks to vacate a plea of nolo contendere he gave in 1968 to an indictment charging him with possession of burglar tools. His application is founded upon his sworn assertions that his 1968 plea cannot be classified as a voluntary and intelligent act because he was not fully informed as to certain matters.
In March 1968 Johnson appeared before a justice of the Superior Court…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- McCarthy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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