Legal Opinion
State v. Porter
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided March 28, 1978PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKUSICK, Chief Justice.
The defendant, Roxanne Porter, entered a plea of guilty to an indictment charging her with the offense of “terrorizing” in violation of section 210 of the Criminal Code. 1 She now appeals from the judgment entered on her guilty plea, alleging that the statute under which she was indicted is unconstitutional on its face for over-breadth. 2
We deny the appeal.
I. Attack on Constitutionality of Section 210
The defendant concedes that she committed the acts charged by the indictment, namely:
“That on or about the 20th day of October, 1976, in the Town of Sanford, County of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Brandenburg v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Dennis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- State v. HealdSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
- Dow v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1971
- State v. LizotteSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1969
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3Cited by32 opinions
- State v. PierceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
- State v. John W.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1980
- State v. SchmailzlNebraska Supreme Court · 1993
- State v. Ann Marie C.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
- State v. RundlettSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
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