Legal Opinion

State v. Boyington

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided July 1, 1869PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Indictment, founded on R. S., c. 4, § 61, alleging (omitting formal parts) "that on the 14th day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight, at Augusta, in the county of Kenuebec, a meeting of the inhabitants of said Augusta, in the county aforesaid, for the election of Governor of the State aforesaid, and Representative to Congress for the third Congressional district of said State, and State Senators for the seventh senatorial district…

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Indictment, founded on R. S., c. 4, § 61, alleging (omitting formal parts) "that on the 14th day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight, at Augusta, in the county of Kenuebec, a meeting of the inhabitants of said Augusta, in the county aforesaid, for the election of Governor of the State aforesaid, and Representative to Congress for the third Congressional district of said State, and State Senators for the seventh senatorial district of said State, and a Sheriff, Treasurer, County Commissioner, Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court, Judge oí Probate, and…

1Opinion of the CourtBarrows, J.

This is a demurrer to an indictment for double voting at a State election, founded on chap. 4, § 61, R. S. The indictment alleges that, " on the fourteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight, at, &c., a meeting of the inhabitants of, &o., for the election of (certain State and county *514officers specified,) and representatives to the Legislature for said, &c., was then and there duly held; and at said election a list of the voters of, &c., was necessary;” and then charges that the defendant " did then and there at the meeting and election…

2Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. AlleySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1970
  2. State v. WelchSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1874
  3. Toussaint v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1970
  4. State v. BunkerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1976
  5. Splinter v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1909

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