5 Maine opinions name it 1 courts 1978–1987 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Maine courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
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Oyler v. Bolesgreen2 sentences1979Appellant does not allege that the decision to prosecute him under section 211 was “based upon an unjustifiable standard such as race, religion, or other arbitrary classification.” Oyler v. Boles, 368 U.S. 448, 456 , 82 S.Ct. 501, 506 , 7 L.Ed.2d 446 (1960). 1979Appellant does not allege that the decision to prosecute him under section 211 was “based upon an unjustifiable standard such as race, religion, or other arbitrary classification.” Oyler v. Boles, 368 U.S. 448, 456 , 82 S.Ct. 501, 506 , 7 L.Ed.2d 446 (1960). | 1 | 3 |
State v. Healdgreen2 sentences1987The equal protection clauses of the United States and Maine Constitutions “prohibit]] selective enforcement [of criminal laws] ‘based upon an unjustifiable standard such as race, religion or other arbitrary classification.’ ” State v. Pickering, 462 A.2d 1151, 1161 (Me.1983) (quoting State v. Heald, 382 A.2d 290, 301 (Me.1978)). 1983The Equal Protection Clause prohibits selective enforcement "based upon an unjustifiable standard such as race, religion or other arbitrary classification." Id. | 1 | 2 |
State v. Pickeringgreen1 sentence1987The equal protection clauses of the United States and Maine Constitutions “prohibit]] selective enforcement [of criminal laws] ‘based upon an unjustifiable standard such as race, religion or other arbitrary classification.’ ” State v. Pickering, 462 A.2d 1151, 1161 (Me.1983) (quoting State v. Heald, 382 A.2d 290, 301 (Me.1978)). | 1 | 1 |
Zant v. Stephensgreen2 sentences1987Cf. McCleskey v. Kemp, — U.S. -, -, 107 S.Ct. 1756, 1765 , 95 L.Ed.2d 262, 278 (1987) (Court recognized that equal protection clause would be violated by sentencing purposefully on the basis of racial considerations); Zant v. Stephens, 462 U.S. 862, 886 , 103 S.Ct. 2733, 2747 , 77 L.Ed.2d 235 (1983) (“race, religion, or political affiliation of the defendant” termed “constitutionally impermissible or totally irrelevant to the sentencing process”). 1987Cf. McCleskey v. Kemp, — U.S. -, -, 107 S.Ct. 1756, 1765 , 95 L.Ed.2d 262, 278 (1987) (Court recognized that equal protection clause would be violated by sentencing purposefully on the basis of racial considerations); Zant v. Stephens, 462 U.S. 862, 886 , 103 S.Ct. 2733, 2747 , 77 L.Ed.2d 235 (1983) (“race, religion, or political affiliation of the defendant” termed “constitutionally impermissible or totally irrelevant to the sentencing process”). | 1 | 1 |
McCleskey v. Kempgreen2 sentences1987Cf. McCleskey v. Kemp, — U.S. -, -, 107 S.Ct. 1756, 1765 , 95 L.Ed.2d 262, 278 (1987) (Court recognized that equal protection clause would be violated by sentencing purposefully on the basis of racial considerations); Zant v. Stephens, 462 U.S. 862, 886 , 103 S.Ct. 2733, 2747 , 77 L.Ed.2d 235 (1983) (“race, religion, or political affiliation of the defendant” termed “constitutionally impermissible or totally irrelevant to the sentencing process”). 1987Cf. McCleskey v. Kemp, — U.S. -, -, 107 S.Ct. 1756, 1765 , 95 L.Ed.2d 262, 278 (1987) (Court recognized that equal protection clause would be violated by sentencing purposefully on the basis of racial considerations); Zant v. Stephens, 462 U.S. 862, 886 , 103 S.Ct. 2733, 2747 , 77 L.Ed.2d 235 (1983) (“race, religion, or political affiliation of the defendant” termed “constitutionally impermissible or totally irrelevant to the sentencing process”). | 1 | 1 |
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| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Maine. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
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United States v. Gordon R. Swanson, United States of America v. Glenn F. Gaffey
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1 sentence1978United States v. Swanson, supra. Many reasons may exist for the failure to prosecute persons subject to increased punishment as habitual offenders. | 1 | 1978–1978 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.