FRANCIS v. STATE


938 A.2d 10 (2007)

2007 ME 148

Ralph A. FRANCIS v. STATE of Maine.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided: December 18, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Pagnano (orally), Rockland, for appellant.

G. Steven Rowe, Atty. Gen., Donald Macomber, James M. Cameron, Asst. Attys. Gen. (orally), Augusta, for the State.

Panel: SAUFLEY, C.J., and CLIFFORD, ALEXANDER, LEVY, SILVER, and GORMAN, JJ.


GORMAN, J.

[¶ 1] Ralph A. Francis appeals from a judgment entered in the Superior Court (Washington County, Hunter, J.) denying his petition for post-conviction review in which Francis claimed that he was denied effective assistance of counsel at sentencing because (1) his attorney allowed sentencing to occur immediately after the verdict was returned, resulting in his attorney's failure to prepare properly for sentencing, and (2) his attorney failed to...

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