Legal Opinion
Clark v. Secretary of State
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided October 31, 1984PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKUSICK, Chief Justice.
In the Superior Court (Kennebec County) plaintiff Chester Clark sought direct judicial review under M.R.Civ.P. 80C of the Secretary of State’s determination under 29 M.R.S.A. §§ 2292, 2293 (Supp.1983-1984), affirmed at an administrative hearing, that Clark was an habitual offender of the motor vehicle laws. His single claim was that the habitual offender statute violates his constitutional right to due process by permitting the Secretary of State to declare him an habitual offender on the basis of prior uncounseled motor vehicle convictions. The Superior Court rejected…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Lewis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Baldasar v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- State v. HealdSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
- State v. VainioSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
- State v. MyrickSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
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3Cited by5 opinions
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