Legal Opinion
Gordon v. Mullaney
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided April 8, 1974PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ARCHIBALD, Justice.
On report.
Acting pursuant to 14 M.R.S.A. § 5505, Alton Gordon instituted a petition seeking post-conviction relief on the premise that his present incarceration in the Maine State Prison as a parole violator was the result of illegal action by the State Parole Board.
The petitioner and the respondent, in lieu of a hearing, filed with the Justice as*805signed to the case an agreed statement of facts.1 Thereafter, with the agreement of both parties, the Justice reported the case to the Law Court. Rule 72(b), M.R.C.P.
The State Parole Board was created in 1971 by the enactment of 34…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- People v. PenningtonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
- Seibold v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1970
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Boutot v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1977