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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17, § 201-A (2026)

Firearm

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 539, §3 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 499, §5 (RP).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1974–1978 · leading case: State v. Farmer, 324 A.2d 739 (Me. 1974).
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State v. Farmer, 324 A.2d 739 (Me. 1974). · cites it 11× “1 On January 9, 1973 defendant was indicted in the Superior Court (Somerset *742 County) for having violated 17 M.R.S.A. § 201-A. 2 The indictment charged: “That on or about the thirty-first day of December 1972, in the Town of Norridge-wock, County of Somerset, and State of…”
State v. Gagne, 362 A.2d 166 (Me. 1976). · cites it 3× “17 M.R.S.A. § 201-A reads, in pertinent part, as follows: Whoever, if armed with a firearm, unlawfully attempts to strike, hit, touch or do .”
State v. Westphal, 349 A.2d 168 (Me. 1975). · cites it 3× “to do some violence to [a] person,” 17 M.R.S.A. § 201-A is identical to our “ordinary” assault statute, 17 M.”
State v. Maxwell, 328 A.2d 801 (Me. 1974). · cites it 4× “The incident which led to an indictment under 17 M.R.S.A. § 201-A took place in a Portland tavern around one o’clock on the morning of May 1, 1973.”
State v. Rice, 379 A.2d 140 (Me. 1977). “§ 201), Armed Assault and Battery (17 M.R.S.A. § 201-A) and Armed Robbery (17 M.”
State v. Rogers, 389 A.2d 36 (Me. 1978). “17 M.R.S.A. § 201-A, repealed by P.L.1975, c.”
State v. Hudson, 325 A.2d 56 (Me. 1974). “On June 19, 1973 a jury sitting in An-droscoggin County found the Defendant guilty of an armed assault (17 M.R.S.A. § 201-A) committed against one Raymond Bouchard.”
State v. Gagne, 343 A.2d 186 (Me. 1975). “17 M.R.S.A. § 201-A. 3 . Our analysis of the rationale for his interrogation should not be construed as criticism of his choice of strategy in a most difficult situation.”
State v. Little, 343 A.2d 180 (Me. 1975). “Each indictment charged two counts of “armed assault” upon Robert Streng in violation of 17 M.R.S.A. § 201-A: — one count alleging that the weapon involved was a 12 gauge shotgun and the other that it was a .”
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