LeClair v. White
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Petition for writ of habeas corpus, to obtain the release of the petitioner from the jail in the County of Penobscot. Upon hearing, the petition was dismissed; to which ruling exceptions were filed. Case stated in opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtDunn, J.
A statute forbids any person to deposit intoxicating liquor, or to have it in his possession, with intent on his part to sell it in this State in violation of law. The penalty is a fine within the inclusive limitations of one hundred dollars and five hundred dollars, plus costs of prosecution, and imprisonment for not less than two months nor more than six months, with supplementary imprisonment, in the event of omission of payment of the fine and costs, for six months more. R. S., Chap^ 127, Sec. 27, as amended by Laws of 1917, Chap. 291. Municipal and other subordinate courts have…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hurtado v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Frank v. MangumSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Hunter v. City of PittsburghSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Brown v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Tinsley v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by6 opinions
- Kessler v. ThompsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1956
- Green v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1968
- Manchester Housing Authority v. FiskSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1959
- Kessler v. ThompsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1956
- State v. DumontSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1986
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.