Legal Opinion
State v. Anton
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 14, 1983PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODFREY, Justice.
Two cases have been consolidated for disposition on this appeal. 1 In each case, the defendant was charged in District Court with having committed the “traffic infraction” of exceeding the speed limit in violation of 29 M.R.S.A. § 1251 (Supp.1982). 2 Each defendant moved the District Court to transfer his case to Superior Court for trial by jury. 3 In each case, the District Court denied the motion, decided that the defendant had committed the traffic infraction, and imposed a fine. 4
Each defendant then appealed to Superi- or Court contending he was guaranteed a right to…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Kennedy v. Mendoza-MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Flemming v. NestorSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Helvering v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- United States Ex Rel. Marcus v. HessSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- United States v. WardSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by33 opinions
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