Legal Opinion
Leventhal v. Gavin
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided December 3, 1968No. Misc. Civ. No. 68-24-GPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GARRITY, District Judge.
This case arises on the petition of William J. Leventhal for a writ of habeas corpus. Leventhal was tried in the Superior Court, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, on several indictments charging him with, in substance, larceny in excess of $100 and conspiracy. He was convicted on March 10, 1965. On May 12, 1965 he was sentenced to a term of five to seven years and is presently imprisoned. On November 12, 1965 Leventhal moved for a new trial, alleging that he had been deprived of his right of appeal through the mistake or inadvertence of counsel in failing to obtain…
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