Legal Opinion
Westberry v. State
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided June 3, 1969PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARDEN, Justice.
On appeal from the denial of post-conviction relief.
In April of 1965 petitioner, with court appointed counsel and after waiver of indictment, pleaded guilty to an Information charging him with uttering and publishing a forged instrument. He was sentenced to serve not less than three nor more than six years at the State Prison.
By complaint undated, but sworn to December 21, 1965, he sought post-conviction relief 1 alleging that neither the forged instrument allegedly uttered and published, nor a copy thereof, was attached to and made a part of the Information, and that the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Biggs v. SpaderIllinois Supreme Court · 1951
- Lombardi v. Citizens National Trust & Savings Bank of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1955
- Abernethy v. . BurnsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1934
- Stark v. StarkSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1961
- Doran v. DreyerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1956
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Martinez v. Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Younie v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1971
- State v. GaudetteSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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