Case Name: Robert J. Welch v. Francis A. Howard, Warden
Court: Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
Decision Date: 1971-05-04
Citations: 108 R.I. 929
Docket Number: M. P. No. 1080
Parties: Robert J. Welch v. Francis A. Howard, Warden.
Judges: 
Reporter: Rhode Island Reports
Volume: 108
Pages: 929–929

Head Matter:
May 4, 1971.
M. P. No. 1080.
Robert J. Welch, petitioner, pro se.
Richard J. Israel, Attorney General, Donald P. Ryan, Asst. Attorney General; for respondent.
Robert J. Welch v. Francis A. Howard, Warden.

Opinion:
Petition for Habeas Corpus remitted to Superior Court with direction to conduct an evidentiary hearing and decide the issue of alleged ineffective representation afforded petitioner by trial counsel in District Court, and upon termination of the evidentiary hearing petition and papers to be returned to Supreme Court.