State v. Melanson

126 A.2d 278 (1956)

STATE

v.

Guy MELANSON.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

October 15, 1956.

Gaston M. Dumais, Lewiston, for plaintiff.

Louis Scolnick, Lewiston, for defendant.

Before FELLOWS, C. J., WILLIAMSON, WEBBER, BELIVEAU and TAPLEY, JJ., and MURRAY, A. R. J.

WILLIAMSON, Justice.

This criminal case is before us on exceptions by the respondent to the sustaining of the State's demurrer to his special plea in bar. The issue is whether a speeding summons which fails correctly to set forth the statutory prima facie lawful speed constitutes a bar to prosecution of the alleged violation of statute.

The…