Legal Opinion
Christopher R. Ayotte v. State of Maine
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided December 3, 2015No. Docket Yor-15-10PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlexander, J.
[¶ 1] This appeal is before us based on a certificate of probable cause, issued pursuant to 15 M.R.S. § 2131(1) (2014) and M.RApp. P. 19(f), authorizing Christopher R. Ayotte to appeal from a judgment entered in the Superior Court (York County, Fritzsche, J.) denying his petition for post-. conviction relief. The certificate authorized appeal on the issue -of “[wjhether Ay-otte’s trial counsel in York County provided ineffective assistance in failing to seek dismissal of the indictment (ALFSC-CR-2013-165) on the ground that it would subject Ayotte to double, jeopardy.”
[¶2] Ayotte contends…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Ohio v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- State v. MoultonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
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