In re Grey

This is an appeal by the petitioner from an order of the Rutland County Court in post conviction proceedings under 13 V.S.A. §§ 7131-7137. The petitioner seeks to vacate a sentence imposed after his plea of guilty to an information, filed by the state’s attorney, which charged him with the crime of assault with intent to kill one Lorraine Ann Grey on May 14,1967. The petition was denied.

On the day of his arrest, counsel was assigned to represent him and his mother was appointed his guardian ad litem. After extensive pretrial preparation over a period of months, including psychiatric…