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KNOWLTON v. STATE

257 A.2d 409 (1969)

Dianne KNOWLTON v. The STATE of Maine and Ward Murphy, Supt. Women's Correctional Center.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

October 6, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. John Wuesthoff, Saco, for plaintiff.

John W. Benoit, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Augusta, for defendant.

Before WILLIAMSON, C. J., and WEBBER, MARDEN, DUFRESNE and WEATHERBEE, JJ.

MARDEN, Justice.

On report, arising from a petition for post-conviction relief, to determine the constitutional validity of that portion of 17 M.R.S.A. § 37581 which purports to make an offense of being "idle and disorderly persons having no visible means of support, neglecting all lawful calling or employment," under which petitioner was convicted and sentenced to an indeterminate period at the Women's Correctional Center. The facts...

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