Legal Opinion

State v. Chapin

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided July 1, 1992PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLIFFORD, Justice.

Charles Chapin appeals his conviction in Superior Court (Franklin County, Browne, A.R.J.) of operating a motor vehicle after his license had been revoked for being an habitual offender. 29 M.R.S.A. § 2298 (Pamph.1991). In his appeal, Chapin contends that the stop of his vehicle leading to his arrest was not based on a reasonable and articulable suspicion and that the mandatory minimum jail sentence imposed on him by the court violated his constitutional rights to equal protection and due process. We discern no error in the conviction or in the sentencing and we affirm the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. South Dakota v. NevilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Seven Islands Land Co. v. Maine Land Use Regulation CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
  4. Nadeau v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
  5. State v. ChapmanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1985

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  4. Aseptic Packaging Council v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1994
  5. Lovell v. One BancorpDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1993

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