Legal Opinion
State v. Smith
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided December 23, 2002PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtDana, J.
[¶ 1] Stephen Smith, having previously had his lobster, elver, and scallop licenses suspended for failing to file State of Maine income tax returns, appeals from a judgment entered in the Superior Court (Hancock County, Mead, J.) denying his motion to dismiss on double jeopardy grounds four complaints charging Smith with failing to file tax returns for the years 1994 through 1997 in violation of 36 M.R.S.A. § 5332 (1990). 1 We affirm the judgment.
[¶ 2] The double jeopardy provisions of the Maine and United States constitutions are coextensive and protect a defendant in a criminal matter,…
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