O'NEILL v. Sharkey

On February 2, 1970, the above-named Robert M. O’Neill made application to this court for a writ of habeas corpus, seeking to vacate a three-year sentence imposed by a Superior Court justice on his finding that O’Neill had violated the terms of a deferred sentence agreement. The application, being made on oath, averred, inter alia, that at the hearing wherein sentence was imposed, O’Neill was denied the minimum fact finding process, and in particular was deprived of the benefit of effective representation by counsel as mandated by Mempa v. Rhay, 389 U. S. 128, 88 S.Ct. 254, 19 L.Ed.2d 336. We…