Lizotte v. State

WEATHERBEE, Justice.

On appeal.

Petitioner initiated a petition for post-conviction habeas corpus from the State Prison where he is serving a sentence for breaking, entering and larceny imposed after conviction by a jury in the Kennebec County Superior Court. Petitioner sought and obtained Court-appointed counsel who assisted him in the preparation of his amended petition and in the presentation of his claims in a hearing on the writ before a Single Justice. The Justice ordered the writ discharged. We find no error.

Petitioner attacks the validity of his trial, contending that he had been…