Payne v. Graham
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Writ of Habeas Corpus. From the ruling of the single Justice denying the writ, petitioner filed exceptions. Exceptions sustained. Case stated in opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtDeasy, J.
In May 1919, Vera Payne was indicted and convicted in the Superior Court, Cumberland County, for violation of Chap. 112, of the Public Laws of 1919, which act, approved March 27, 1919, makes more stringent the provisions of statute for the prevention and punishment of sexual crimes.
She presents her petition for writ of habeas corpus upon the ground that at the time of her indictment and conviction Chapter 112 had not become effective as law.
Section 7 of the act is as follows:
‘ ‘In view of the emergency cited in the preamble this act shall take effect when approved.”
But the petitioner says…
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