EDWARDS v. STATE


645 A.2d 611 (1994)

Stanley EDWARDS v. STATE of Maine.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided July 28, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Sandy (orally), Sherman, Sandy & Lee, Waterville, for plaintiff.

Linda Conti (orally), Asst. Atty. Gen., Augusta, for defendant.

Before WATHEN, C.J., and ROBERTS, GLASSMAN, CLIFFORD, RUDMAN, DANA, and LIPEZ, JJ.


WATHEN, Chief Justice.

The State appeals from a judgment entered in the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Brennan, J.) granting Stanley Edwards's petition for post-conviction relief because the trial court's acceptance of his guilty plea did not comply with Rule 11 of the Maine Rules of Criminal Procedure. The State argues that the reviewing court improperly failed to consider evidence presented at the post-conviction hearing. We agree, and we vacate the judgment...

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