Almeida v. Langlois

This petition for habeas corpus, incorporating therein a brief in support thereof, was presented to us by the petitioner without assistance of counsel. In response to the writ the respondent duly filed a brief opposing the petition on the merits. At the petitioner’s request the petition was considered on briefs.

The record before us discloses that on January 20, 1955 petitioner, having previously been indicted for robbery, entered into a deferred sentence agreement with the attorney general pursuant to G. L. 1956, §12-19-19, whereupon the •superior court upon his plea of nolo contendere…