Legal Opinion
State v. Sylvain
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided September 29, 1975PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEATHERBEE, Justice.
The defendant-appellant was charged with “unnecessary acceleration of his motor vehicle so as to cause a harsh, unreasonable and objectionable noise, to wit: squealing tires.” The complaint was transferred to Superior Court for trial. D.C. Crim.R., Rule 40. There, the defendant filed a motion to dismiss the complaint on the grounds, first, that the statute under which the complaint was brought was so vague and overbroad as to deny the defendant due process and, second, that the complaint lacked the necessary specificity to charge a criminal offense.
The motion to dismiss…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Coates v. City of CincinnatiSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Kovacs v. CooperSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Portland Pipe Line Corp. v. Environmental Improvement CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1973
- In Re Spring Valley DevelopmentSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1973
- State v. Fantastic Fair & Karmil Merchandising Corp.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1961
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Town of Baldwin v. CarterSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2002
- State v. CropleySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1988
- People v. WawczakIllinois Supreme Court · 1985
- Davis v. Secretary of State, Division of Motor VehiclesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1990