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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17, § 165 (2026)

Liability of wife

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1967, c. 410, §2 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 499, §5 (RP).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1973–1973 · leading case: State v. Denis, 304 A.2d 377 (Me. 1973).
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State v. Denis, 304 A.2d 377 (Me. 1973). “In a last effort to support his argument defendant points to the provisions of 17 M.R.S.A. § 165 reading: “Sections 161 to 164 are applicable to a married woman committing any of such offenses without the consent of her husband, although the property set on fire and burned…”
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