State v. L D

DELAHANTY, Justice.

By petitions initiating juvenile proceedings, two youths aged thirteen and fourteen years were alleged to have willfully and maliciously wounded and maimed a ten-month-old dog by pouring gasoline on the rear part of the animal’s body and setting him on fire. A hearing was held before the District Court, District VII, sitting as a Juvenile Court, where both boys were found to be juvenile offenders and sentenced to the Boys Training Center. Appeals were taken to the Superior Court, Kennebec County, where, after hearing, the Court affirmed the lower court decision. It is from…