Supreme Court of New Hampshire June 5, 1987, No. 86-206 (Richard v. MacAskill)

SOUTER, J.

By petition for writ of habeas corpus, the plaintiff challenges the validity of a 1985 shoplifting conviction, resting on a plea of nolo contendere which, she claims, was not knowing or voluntary. The Superior Court {Dickson, J.) dismissed the petition. We vacate the dismissal order and remand.

In 1984 the plaintiff received a suspended sentence for fraudulent use of a credit card.