Hassett v. State

OPINION

Justice FLAHERTY,

for the Court.

Richard Hassett appeals after a justice of the Superior Court denied his application for posteonviction relief. Hassett was convicted of a number of criminal counts arising from an alcohol-related automobile accident, which resulted in the death of one person and injuries to two others. Hassett’s conviction was not the product of a verdict after trial. Instead, pursuant to a plea agreement, he received a twenty-five-year sentence, with fifteen years to serve in prison and the rest suspended. As grounds for this appeal, Hassett argues that the hearing…