Legal Opinion
George Rundlett v. Richard Oliver, and State of Maine
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 1, 1979No. 79-1044PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DEVINE, District Judge.
Appellant, George Rundlett, was indicted and convicted on three counts of violating 17 M.R.S.A. § 3151 (1964), Maine’s former “statutory rape” law. His challenge to the statute on “equal protection” grounds was rejected by the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine. State v. Rundlett, 391 A.2d 815 (Me.1978). He then sought habeas corpus relief from the United States District Court for the District of Maine, and here appeals from the denial of such relief. For the reasons hereinafter outlined, we affirm the decision of the district court.
The statute at issue, 17 M.R.S.A. §…
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