THURSBY v. STATE


223 A.2d 61 (1966)

Louis P. THURSBY, Jr., v. STATE of Maine.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

September 27, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Farris & Foley, by Richard A. Foley, Augusta, for plaintiff.

John W. Benoit, Asst. Atty. Gen., Augusta, for defendant.

Before WEBBER, TAPLEY, MARDEN, and DUFRESNE, JJ.


DUFRESNE, Justice.

In January of 1957 Louis P. Thursby, Jr. was tried before the jury upon an indictment for murder to which he had pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity. He was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment for life at the Maine State Prison. He did not appeal and is presently serving his sentence. On September 18, 1963, Thursby filed in the Superior Court a petition for the issuance of the writ of coram nobis by which he sought to...

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