Legal Opinion
Eaton v. State
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided April 3, 1973PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARCHIBALD, Justice.
This is an appeal by Ronald V. Eaton from the denial of his request for a writ of habeas corpus seeking post-conviction relief pursuant to 14 M.R.S.A. § 5508.
It is necessary to summarize the facts in order to bring the issues into proper focus.
On Friday, April 10, 1970, Eaton, a parolee under a sentence to the Maine State Prison, was arrested without a warrant, charged with being found intoxicated on a public street in Belfast, and incarcerated in the Waldo County Jail. A complaint in proper form was issued the following Monday, April 13.
On Saturday, April 11, Byron R.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Smith v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- State v. LondonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1960
- Kelley v. MeyersOregon Supreme Court · 1928
- Hamner v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1966
- In re WrightWyoming Supreme Court · 1891
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State v. CampbellSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1974
- State v. HealdSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1974
- State v. FixarisSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1974
- State v. EmerySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1976
- State v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1984
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