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STATE v. LAWTON

550 A.2d 67 (1988)

STATE of Maine v. John LAWTON.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided November 17, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Tierney, Atty. Gen., Susan E. Cookson, Paula J. House, Asst. Attys. Gen., Augusta, for plaintiff.

Anthony Ferguson, Fales & Fales, Lewiston, for defendant.

Before ROBERTS, WATHEN, GLASSMAN, CLIFFORD, HORNBY and COLLINS, JJ.

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION.

John Lawton appeals the judgment of the Superior Court (Androscoggin County; Delahanty, J.), affirming his conviction in District Court (Lewiston; Scales, J.) for knowingly failing to support his dependents under 17-A M.R.S.A. § 552 (1983). Contrary to Lawton's argument, the colloquy between trial counsel and the District Court shows that the District Court recognized the limited evidentiary value of the prior civil contempt orders. We...

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