Legal Opinion
State v. Leonard
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided January 6, 1984PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKUSICK, Chief Justice.
On November 8, 1982, the District Court (Augusta), acting pursuant to 12 M.R.S.A. § 7504(6)(D) (1981), 1 ordered defendant Eric Leonard to bring his black bull mastiff (“Tucker”) to a game warden to be killed. The Superior Court (Kennebec County) on appeal affirmed the District Court’s order and Mr. Leonard now appeals to this court. Finding that the District Court had jurisdiction to order the dog killed and that the court followed applicable procedural requirements, we affirm.
On September 30, 1982, Tucker escaped from the Leonard residence and ran to a neighbor’s…
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3Cited by6 opinions
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