Supreme Judicial Court of Maine August 1, 1968 (Lemay v. State)

WILLIAMSON, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal by an indigent petitioner from the dismissal without prejudice of a post-conviction habeas corpus petition. 14 M.R.S.A. § 5502 et seq. The Justice below, finding the petition to be frivolous, dismissed the petition on its face without hearing and without the appointment of counsel. The petitioner is here represented by court appointed counsel.