Legal Opinion
State v. Witham
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided June 29, 2005PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLevy, J.
[¶ 1] John Witham appeals from a judgment of conviction entered in the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Jabar, J.) after a jury found him guilty of aggravated cruelty to animals pursuant to 17 M.R.S.A. § 1031(1-B)(B) (Supp.2003) (Class C).1 Witham argues that section 1031(1-B) is unconstitutionally void for vagueness. We disagree and affirm the judgment.
I. BACKGROUND
[¶ 2] In February 2004, Witham lived part-time with his girlfriend in Augusta. On February 26, Witham, who claimed to be allergic to cats, got into an argument with his girlfriend over whether the girlfriend’s cat, which was…
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