State v. Fontaine

OPINION

WEISBERGER, Justice.

This case comes before us on the appeal of Arthur Fontaine (applicant) from the denial of his application for postconviction relief pursuant to G.L.1956 (1985 Reenactment) § 10-9.1-1. We vacate the denial and remand for further proceedings. The facts upon which this application must be determined are as follows.

On August 81, 1982, the applicant was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment after being convicted of sexual assault in the third degree in violation of G.L.1956 (1981 Reenactment) § 11-37-6, and commission of the abominable and detestable crime against nature…