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STATE v. BACHELDER

565 A.2d 96 (1989)

STATE of Maine v. Shirley BACHELDER.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided October 19, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Tousignant, Dist. Atty. and Anne Jordan, Asst. Dist. Atty., Alfred, for the State.

James Brunelle, Brunelle & Gardner, Saco, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C.J. and ROBERTS, WATHEN, GLASSMAN, CLIFFORD, HORNBY and COLLINS, JJ.

HORNBY, Justice.

In this case we uphold the constitutionality of Maine's statute that prohibits endangering the welfare of a child, 17-A M.R. S.A. § 554 (1983).

Shirley Bachelder appeals the judgments entered against her after a jury (York County, Cole J.) found her guilty of six counts of endangering the welfare of a child (one count for each of her six children). The charges involved her failure to provide adequate supervision, food, clothing...

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