Swett v. State

POMEROY, Justice.

This appeal results from the denial of a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (post-conviction) 14 M.S.R.A. § 5502 et seq.

The occasion for the Petition arises from facts described in State v. Coty and Swett, Me., 229 A.2d 205 (1967) and Corey v. State, Me., 246 A.2d 201.

We find it unnecessary to describe in detail the outrageous crimes of which Petitioner was convicted. It is not in dispute but that conviction of Petitioner Swett and his companion Coty would not have been possible but for the testimony given by their alleged accomplice in this murder-robbery, one Stanley Smith…