Commonwealth v. Soderquest
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Indictment, found September 6,1902, for assault with intent to kill. On September 16 the defendant wras brought into court and pleaded guilty to the indictment. On September 29 he was sentenced to imprisonment in the State prison for a term of not more than eight nor less than seven years.
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Indictment, found September 6,1902, for assault with intent to kill. On September 16 the defendant wras brought into court and pleaded guilty to the indictment. On September 29 he was sentenced to imprisonment in the State prison for a term of not more than eight nor less than seven years. On November 13 he filed a motion for a new trial on the ground that he was not guilty of assault with intent to kill and that he had pleaded guilty to that charge under a misapprehension of fact, having reason to believe and believing that he was pleading guilty to a charge of simple assault. On January 7,…
1Opinion of the CourtKnowlton, C. J.
On September 29, 1902, the defendant was sentenced in the Superior ‘Court, upon his plea of guilty to an indictment for an assault with intent to kill, and we understand that the execution of the sentence was immediately begun, and that the sitting of the court was soon after adjourned without day. On November 13, 1902, he filed a motion for a new trial on the ground that he was not guilty of the crime, and that *200he pleaded guilty under a misapprehension of fact. On January 7,1903, he filed another motion, asking the court to revoke the sentence and to permit him to retract his plea and to…
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