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DWYER v. STATE

145 A.2d 100 (1958)

Paul N. DWYER, Petr., v. STATE of Maine.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

September 22, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Merton E. Rawson, Jr., So. Paris, for plaintiff.

Frank F. Harding, Atty. Gen., Roger A. Putnam, Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendant.

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

SULLIVAN, Justice.

On December 2, A.D. 1937 the petitioner, then on trial for the murder of Dr. James G. Littlefield, retracted his recorded plea of not guilty, pleaded guilty and was adjudged guilty. He was sentenced to life imprisonment and has been continuously confined in execution of that sentence.

On April 8, A.D. 1957 the petitioner sought a writ of error coram nobis and in May, 1957 such a writ was issued. He alleged that his plea of guilty had been...

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