Legal Opinion
Maurice R. Lerner v. Matthew Gill, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 4, 1985No. 84-1136PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Chief Judge.
The State of Rhode Island appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island overturning as an ex post facto law the state’s denial of parole eligibility to petitioner Maurice Lerner. We reverse.
• On April 20, 1968, Maurice Lerner murdered two men in Rhode Island with a shotgun, apparently in fulfillment of a mobster “contract.” The particulars are related in State v. Patriarca, 112 R.I. 14, 308 A.2d 300 (1973), and State v. Lerner, 112 R.I. 62, 308 A.2d 324 (1973). Lerner was arrested soon after and was charged by the…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Linkletter v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Weaver v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- United States Parole Commission v. GeraghtySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Calder v. BullSupreme Court of the United States · 1798
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3Cited by47 opinions
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- Kaylor v. BradleyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1995
- Ventetoulo v. Attorney General RICourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- Gluckstern v. SuttonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1990
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