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Maine v. Sturgis

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided December 20, 1912PublishedCited by 26 opinions

On report. This is an action of scire facias to recover the penal sum in a recognizance entered into by the defendants. The defendant, Charles E. Sturgis, was convicted of maintaining a liquor nuisance at the January term, 1910, of the 'Superior Court for Kennebec County, and the following sentence was imposed upon him by the court: “Sentence: Fine $1000 and in addition imprisonment at hard labor in jail for the term of six months, and in default of payment of fine, thirty…

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On report. This is an action of scire facias to recover the penal sum in a recognizance entered into by the defendants. The defendant, Charles E. Sturgis, was convicted of maintaining a liquor nuisance at the January term, 1910, of the 'Superior Court for Kennebec County, and the following sentence was imposed upon him by the court: “Sentence: Fine $1000 and in addition imprisonment at hard labor in jail for the term of six months, and in default of payment of fine, thirty days additional in jail, the imprisonment part of the penalty to be cancelled on payment of fine, if respondent shall…

1Opinion of the CourtKing, J.

This case is reported to the Law Court on an agreed statement.

At the January term 1910 of the Superior Court for Kennebec County, Maine, the defendant, Charles E. Sturgis, entered a plea *98of nolo contendere to an indictment pending against him for maintaining a liquor nuisance and the following sentence was imposed upon him by the court:

“Sentence: Fine $1000 and in addition imprisonment at hard labor in jail for the term of six month, and in default of payment of fine thirty days additional in jail, the imprisonment part of the penalty to be cancelled on payment of the fine, if respondent…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Boenert v. BarrettIllinois Supreme Court · 1903
  2. In re WebbWisconsin Supreme Court · 1895
  3. In re StricklerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1893
  4. People v. BrownMichigan Supreme Court · 1884
  5. Ex Parte ClendenningCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1908

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Ex Parte United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
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  3. Munic. Court v. State, Ex Rel.Ohio Supreme Court · 1933
  4. State v. PenaCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1983
  5. Belden v. HugoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1914

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