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WHITMORE v. STATE

670 A.2d 394 (1996)

Sherman WHITMORE v. STATE of Maine.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided January 30, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey W. Langholtz (orally), Biddeford, for Plaintiff.

Michael P. Cantara, District Attorney, David Gregory (orally), Assistant District Attorney, Alfred, for the State.

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

RUDMAN, Justice.

The State appeals from the judgment entered in the Superior Court (York County, Saufley, J.) granting post-conviction relief to Sherman Whitmore on the basis of ineffective assistance of counsel. The State contends that the court's finding of ineffective assistance of counsel was clearly erroneous. We affirm the judgment.

Sherman Whitmore was indicted in 1989 on a charge of rape in violation of 17-A M.R.S.A. § 252 (1983 & 1988...

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