Legal Opinion

Norman L. Berthiaume v. Jean Caron, Betty B. Clark, James D. Bivins and William T. O'DOnOhue

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided April 21, 1998No. 97-1958 to 97-1961PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.

Norman L. Berthiaume was a Maine nurse practitioner licensed by the Maine Board of Nursing. In July 1990, Berthiaume pleaded guilty to the violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1462, which prohibits the importation of obscene materials. Berthiaume had ordered and received from a United States Customs Service undercover operation in Mexico, through the mails, a videotape depicting children engaged in sexual activity. He was given two years’ probation and a $2,000 fine; the sentencing judge said that the crime was an aberration.

While the charges were still pending, Ber-thiaume notified…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Malley v. BriggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Rochin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952

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3Cited by57 opinions

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  4. Coleman v. DretkeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
  5. Ringuette v. City of Fall RiverCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998

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