State v. Sheehan
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On exceptions by respondent. This is a process of search and seizure under Revised Statutes, chapter 29, section 49, issued from the Western Hancock Municipal Court. The respondent was arraigned before the Judge of said court, pleaded not guilty, was found guilty, and appealed to the Supreme Judicial Court in and for said county. At the appellate term of said court, the respondent filed a general demurrer to complaint and warrant.
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On exceptions by respondent. This is a process of search and seizure under Revised Statutes, chapter 29, section 49, issued from the Western Hancock Municipal Court. The respondent was arraigned before the Judge of said court, pleaded not guilty, was found guilty, and appealed to the Supreme Judicial Court in and for said county. At the appellate term of said court, the respondent filed a general demurrer to complaint and warrant. The grounds of demurrer, upon which the respondent relied, were, first, that the description of the place searched was not sufficient, and second, that the…
1Opinion of the CourtPhilbrook, J.
Under a search and seizure warrant issued from the Western Hancock Municipal Court the respondent was arraigned before the Judge of that court, pleaded not guilty, waived examination, was found guilty, appealed to the Supreme Judicial Court, and at the appellate term filed a general* demurrer to the complaint and warrant. The demurrer was overruled, exceptions taken, and the same having been allowed, the case is before us upon the exceptions thus taken.
In support of his demurrer the respondent urges two claims; first, that the complaint and warrant do not sufficiently describe the place to be…
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