Legal Opinion

Tribou v. State

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided January 17, 1989PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COLLINS, Justice.

Petitioner, Michael Tribou, appeals from an order of the Superior Court (Kennebec County; Brody, J.) denying post-conviction relief on his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. On appeal petitioner argues that the post-conviction justice erroneously concluded that he was not deprived of the effective assistance of counsel during his trial on charges of murder and attempted murder. With regard to both charges, he cites his counsel’s failure to call a psychologist as a witness at the suppression hearing. With regard to the charge of murder, he contends that he was…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
  2. United States v. Willie Decoster, Jr., (Decoster Iii)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
  3. Lang v. MurchSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
  4. Smith v. RobbinsDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1971
  5. True v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. McGowan v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2006
  2. State v. BridgesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2004
  3. Aldus v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
  4. State v. CummingSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1993
  5. State v. MichaudSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1992

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