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STATE v. TOUSSAINT

464 A.2d 177 (1983)

STATE of Maine v. Phillip TOUSSAINT. Phillip TOUSSAINT v. STATE of Maine.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided August 9, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick C. Moore, Asst. Atty. Gen. (orally), Augusta, for the State.

Smith & Elliott, P.A., Peter W. Schroeter (orally), Saco, for Phillip Toussaint.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., NICHOLS, ROBERTS, VIOLETTE and WATHEN, JJ., and DUFRESNE, A.R.J.

NICHOLS, Justice.

After the Defendant, Phillip Toussaint, was convicted on October 20, 1980, of armed robbery1 following a jury trial in Superior Court (York County), he not only appealed directly to this Court but also sought post-conviction review, asserting in each that he had been denied effective assistance of counsel. The earlier direct appeal was held in abeyance pending the result in the petition for post-conviction review. Petitioner...

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