Legal Opinion
Petition of Dean
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided June 16, 1998No. 97-547PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThayer, J.
The petitioner, Thomas Dean, petitions for a writ of prohibition and a writ of mandamus. See SUP. CT. R. 11. He *890challenges an order of the Superior Court (Perkins, J.) that denied him a hearing on his motion for a new trial, based on ineffective assistance of counsel, unless he first executed a limited, written waiver of his attorney-client privilege. He further requests that we grant him a new trial on several grounds. We deny his petition for both writs in part and vacate the order of the superior court in part.
In April 1996, a jury convicted the petitioner of numerous crimes, including…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Hunt v. BlackburnSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
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- McGranahan v. DaharSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1979
- Aranson v. SchroederSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1995
- State v. ThomasCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1992
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