Legal Opinion
State v. Fletcher
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided March 2, 1972PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEATHERBEE, Justice.
After he had been convicted following jury trial of the offense of breaking, entering and larceny in the nighttime and while he was serving the State Prison sentence imposed upon him, the Defendant filed a petition for the writ of statutory post-conviction habeas corpus. 14 M.R.S. A. §§ 5502-5508. Following hearing, a Justice in the Superior Court found that Defendant was entitled to a belated appeal from the judgment and conviction as a result of the trial court’s non-compliance with M.R.Crim.P., Rule 37(c) 1 and ordered that the judgment be set aside and that the case be…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Warden, Maryland Penitentiary v. HaydenSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Preston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by16 opinions
- United States v. Jackie David MillerCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- State v. HealdSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
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- State v. BarlowSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1974
- State v. WalkerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1975
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