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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17, § 2656 (2026)

Assault with intent

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 539, §16 (RPR). PL 1975, c. 499, §15 (RP).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases, 1966–1983 · leading case: State v. Gagne, 362 A.2d 166 (Me. 1976).
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State v. Gagne, 362 A.2d 166 (Me. 1976). · cites it 4× “17 M.R.S.A. § 2656 states in part that Whoever assaults another with intent to murder or kill, if armed with a dangerous weapon, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than 2 nor more than 25 years.”
State v. Gatcomb, 389 A.2d 22 (Me. 1978). · cites it 2× “, was indicted for violating 17 M.R.S.A. § 2656 (Assault with Intent to Kill).”
State v. Eaton, 309 A.2d 334 (Me. 1973). · cites it 2× “Haines under 17 M.R.S.A. § 2656. 1 Tried by jury, he was convicted of the offense charged and on October 1, 1971 the presiding Justice sentenced him to serve a term of not less than ten years and not more than twenty years in Maine State Prison.”
State v. Williams, 395 A.2d 1158 (Me. 1978). “§ 951, and of being an accessory before the fact to assault with intent to murder, 17 M.R.S.A. § 2656; 15 M.R.S.A. § 341. The issues which the Defendant raised upon his appeal of those convictions to this Court chiefly concern the admissibility of evidence adduced by the State…”
State v. Pinnette, 340 A.2d 17 (Me. 1975). · cites it 2× “§ 201) and assault with intent to kill (17 M.R.S.A. § 2656). In addition, a complaint was filed charging defendant with resisting apprehension while being taken into custody (17 M.”
State v. Grant, 394 A.2d 274 (Me. 1978). “2d 373, 376 (1972) (both of which dealt with the absolute necessity of proof of specific intent to kill under former 17 M.R.S.A. § 2656, the predecessor of 17-A M.”
State v. Doyon, 221 A.2d 827 (Me. 1966). “Title 17 M.R.S.A. § 2656 provides that: “Whoever assaults another with intent to murder or kill, if armed with a dangerous weapon, shall be punished * * Under this statute the exceptant by indictment was charged as follows: “did feloniously assault one Clinton Caron, he, the…”
State v. Greaves, 281 A.2d 445 (Me. 1971). “The Defendant was indicted for a violation of 17 M.R.S.A. § 2656, assault with intent to kill.”
Lemay v. State, 244 A.2d 556 (Me. 1968). ““Whoever assaults another with intent to murder or kill, if armed with a danger-out weapon, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than 1 year nor more than 20 years; when not so armed, by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 10 years.”
Henderson v. State, 467 A.2d 751 (Me. 1983). “§ 2551-A and assault with intent to kill, 17 M.R.S.A. § 2656. These charges were contained in docket number 1853.”
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