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BASTON v. ROBBINS

135 A.2d 279 (1957)

Edwin BASTON, Petitioner for Writ of Habeas Corpus, v. Allan L. ROBBINS, Warden Maine State Prison.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

October 15, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher S. Roberts, Rockland, for plaintiff.

Roger A. Putnam, Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendant.

Before WILLIAMSON, C. J., and WEBBER, BELIVEAU, TAPLEY, SULLIVAN, and DUBORD, JJ.

BELIVEAU, Justice.

This is a petition for a writ of Habeas Corpus brought by the petitioner in which he questions the validity of a commutation of sentence, dated May 12, 1955, granted to him by the Governor and Council. The writ was granted and the case reported to this court for disposition.

At the November 1952 Term of Superior Court, County of Aroostook, the petitioner was convicted of the crime of rape and was sentenced to eight years imprisonment in...

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