Legal Opinion
State v. Clarke
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided January 11, 1979PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NICHOLS, Justice.
By District Court complaint dated November 2, 1977, the Defendant, Ralph T. Clarke, was charged with keeping, on October 13, 1977, an unlicensed dog in violation of 7 M.R.S.A. § 3451 (Supp.1977).1 After transfer to the Superior Court in Somerset County, the case was tried, jury waived, upon an agreed statement of facts, resulting in a finding of guilty and a judgment of conviction. The Defendant appeals, claiming in this Court, as he had in Superior Court, that the “dog license” statute is unconstitutional.
We deny the appeal.
On October 13, 1977, the Defendant was the keeper…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Sentell v. New Orleans & Carrollton R. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Blair v. ForehandMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
- Nadeau v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
- State ex. rel. Curtis v. City of TopekaSupreme Court of Kansas · 1886
- Jordan v. GainesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1939
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3Cited by2 opinions
- State v. DubeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
- State v. DubeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979