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Fortune v. State

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided April 4, 2017No. Docket: Ken-16-18PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGorman, J.

[¶ 1] Daniel L. Fortune appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court (Kennebec *514County, Marden, J.) denying his petition for post-conviction review, which was based, in part, on a claim of ineffective assistance of appellate counsel. We affirm the court’s judgment.

I. BACKGROUND

[¶2] On August 28, 2008, the State charged Daniel L, Fortune by indictment with fourteen criminal offenses,1 including four counts of aggravated attempted murder (Class A), 17-A M.R.S. § 152-A(1) (2007).2 In May of 2010, the court (Somerset County, Murphy, J.) held a jury trial at which State witness Leo Hylton —…

2Cases cited53 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Smith v. RobbinsSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. United States v. Walter v. Cross, A/K/A Bobo Walter v. Cross, United States of America v. Jules C. MelograneCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
  4. People v. DouglasMichigan Supreme Court · 2014
  5. State v. ThielWisconsin Supreme Court · 2003

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3Cited by13 opinions

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  2. Philbrook v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2017
  3. Ford v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2019
  4. Fahnley v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2018
  5. John Fahnley v. State of MaineSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2018

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