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· 2/9/1982

State v. Bassford

Citations

  • 440 A.2d 1059
  • 1982 Me. LEXIS 592

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  • stating that as a \fundamental rule of appellate procedure ... a court should avoid expressing opinions on constitutional law whenever a nonconstitutional resolution of the issues renders a constitutional ruling unnecessary\ (quotation marks omitted)

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Judges: McKusick, Nichols, Roberts, Carter, Viol-Ette, Wathen

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