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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17, § 3551 (2026)

Buying, receiving or concealing; restoration of property; subsequent conviction

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 39 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 499, §19 (RP).
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Cited in 17 cases, 1968–1988 · leading case: State v. Smith, 400 A.2d 749 (Me. 1979).
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State v. Smith, 400 A.2d 749 (Me. 1979). · cites it 4× “The Washington County Grand Jury on March 9, 1976, returned a fifteen-count indictment against the defendant, charging him with ten counts of receiving stolen property, 17 M.R.S.A. § 3551; 1 two counts of cheating by false pretenses, 17 M.”
State v. Thibodeau, 317 A.2d 172 (Me. 1974). · cites it 4× “Thibo-deau, the defendant, was convicted in a jury-waived trial of knowingly receiving stolen property in violation of 17 M.R.S.A. § 3551. 1 Sentenced to the Men’s Correctional Center, the defendant appealed from the judgment, alleging five areas of error which he contends the…”
State v. Caron, 334 A.2d 495 (Me. 1975). · cites it 2× “NOTES [1] In February of 1971 defendant had been found guilty of the crime of "concealing stolen property" in violation of 17 M.R.S.A. § 3551. He was then 19 years of age.”
State v. Thibeault, 390 A.2d 1095 (Me. 1978). · cites it 2× “[4] 17 M.R.S.A. § 3551, superseded as of May 1, 1976, by section 359 of the Criminal Code, provided in part: "Whoever buys, receives or aids in concealing stolen property, knowing it to be stolen, shall be punished .”
State v. Jackson, 331 A.2d 361 (Me. 1975). · cites it 2× “17 M.R.S.A. § 3551. 1 There was testimony from which the jury could properly have found these facts: In February of 1973 the North Whitefield School was broken into and a number of items stolen including a Bell & Howell 16 mm projector.”
State v. Creamer, 379 A.2d 733 (Me. 1977). · cites it 3× “A judgment of conviction was entered August 9,1976, in the Superior Court (Cumberland County) upon a jury verdict (August 4, 1976) finding defendant Robert Creamer guilty, as charged by indictment, of the crime of “Receiving Stolen Goods” (17 M.R.S.A. § 3551). 1 We deny…”
State v. Creamer, 359 A.2d 603 (Me. 1976). · cites it 2× “The appellant and his brother were found guilty of receiving the chain saws in violation of 17 M.R.S.A. § 3551. Robert Creamer appeals from the judgment entered upon this conviction.”
State v. Robbins, 318 A.2d 51 (Me. 1974). “17 M.R.S.A. § 3551. 8 . Mrs. Champagne’s grand jury testimony suggests that Ross stayed at her apartment for several days, at least.”
State v. Beale, 299 A.2d 921 (Me. 1973). “The Defendant, who operates an antique shop in Hallowell, was convicted under 17 M.R.S.A. § 3551 of the offense of knowingly concealing stolen property.”
State v. Hanson, 331 A.2d 375 (Me. 1975). “In his instant appeal from a Superior Court (Cumberland County) judgment entered upon a jury verdict adjudicating defendant guilty of the crime of “receiving stolen goods” (in violation of 17 M.R.S.A. § 3551) defendant asks that we overrule our prior decisions affirming the…”
State v. Smith, 381 A.2d 1117 (Me. 1978). “On March 9, 1976, the Washington County grand jury returned a fifteen count indictment charging the defendant with violations of 17 M.R.S.A. § 3551 (Buying, Receiving and Aiding in Concealing Stolen Property), 29 M.”
Green v. State, 247 A.2d 117 (Me. 1968). “Due process thus required that counsel representation be accorded the petitioner, even though a convicted felon, at that time in the trial scene when the judge undertook to pass sentence upon him; indeed, the guiding hand of counsel, in many instances, may be practically…”
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