Maine Revised Statutes

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17, § 3152 (2026)

Carnal knowledge of girls 14 to 16

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(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §17 (RP).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1971–1979 · leading case: George Rundlett v. Richard Oliver, 607 F.2d 495 (1st Cir. 1979).
George Rundlett v. Richard Oliver, 607 F.2d 495 (1st Cir. 1979). “Indeed, 17 M.R.S.A. § 3152 (repealed effective May 1, 1976) indicated a presumption that this appreciation might well be lacking until a female reaches the age of sixteen.”
Newell v. State, 277 A.2d 731 (Me. 1971). “17 M.R.S.A. § 3152. The defense of many misdemeanor charges may demand professional assistance as urgently as that of many felony trials and may result in loss of liberty.”
State v. Lewis, 372 A.2d 1035 (Me. 1977). “Convicted following a jury trial for violating 17 M.R.S.A. § 3152, 1 the defendant has appealed, claiming (1) insufficiency of the evidence and (2) that the Justice below instructed the jury erroneously on the meaning of “reasonable doubt.”
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