Legal Opinion

State v. Mayberry

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided December 26, 2001Published

1Opinion of the CourtDana, J.

[¶ 1] Bruce V. Mayberry appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court (York County, Fritzsche, J.) affirming a judgment of the District Court (Biddeford, Foster, J.) finding that he had committed a speeding violation. Mayberry contends that the District Court lacked subject matter jurisdiction because the officer who gave him the ticket failed to present it to an officer of the District Court for service in accordance with 4 M.R.S.A. § 171-A (Supp.2000) and M.R. Civ. P. 80F(b) and because the officer did not swear to its validity under oath. We disagree and affirm.

[¶ 2] The following facts…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Giordenello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  2. People ex rel. Livingston v. WyattNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
  3. Davric Maine Corp. v. Maine Harness Racing CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1999
  4. State v. ClarkSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1994

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