Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 3/28/1978
State v. Porter
Citations
- 384 A.2d 429
- 1978 Me. LEXIS 1127
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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- upholding similarly-worded terrorizing statute and explaining that statute requires no showing of actual fear
- explaining requirement of “reasonable fear” restricts application of Maine’s terrorizing statute
- “[a] communication is a threat if it carries the promise of evil under such circumstances that a reasonable person receiving the communication would believe that such was to ensue at the hands of the communicator, or his allies”
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Judges: McKusick, Wer-Nick, Archibald, Godfrey, Nichols, Pomeroy, Delahanty
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28 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- State v. PierceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1981-12-11· cited 59×
- State v. John W.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1980-08-25· cited 54×
- City of Portland v. JacobskySupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1985-08-06· cited 48×
- State v. SchmailzlNebraska Supreme Court· 1993-07-09· cited 33×
- State v. Ann Marie C.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1979-10-29· cited 25×
- State v. RundlettSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1978-09-20· cited 25×
- State v. MillerCourt of Appeals of Kansas· 1981-06-12· cited 23×
- State v. MichaudSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1984-03-05· cited 22×
- State v. MoreySupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1981-03-26· cited 16×
- State v. JanisczakSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1990-08-17· cited 15×
- State v. MontgomeryCourt of Appeals of Washington· 1982-05-05· cited 13×
- State v. LunneySupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1979-04-24· cited 12×
- State v. HathorneSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1978-05-24· cited 12×
- State v. KeatenSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1978-08-18· cited 12×
- State v. GodekNebraska Supreme Court· 2022-12-02· cited 11×
- State v. GreenwoodSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1978-05-05· cited 9×
- State v. DaleySupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1980-02-21· cited 8×
- State v. GriatzkySupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1991-02-27· cited 5×
- State v. FischerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1979-03-01· cited 4×
- State v. YorkSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1999-06-30· cited 4×
Cites
11 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Brandenburg v. OhioSupreme Court· 1969-06-09· cited 1,379×
- Dennis v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1951-06-04· cited 1,230×
- State v. HealdSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1978-01-03· cited 46×
- Dow v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1971-04-06· cited 43×
- State v. LizotteSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1969-08-08· cited 30×
- State v. HothamSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1973-07-09· cited 19×
- State v. SondergaardSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1974-03-05· cited 15×
- State v. CashmanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1966-02-15· cited 14×
- State v. KingSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1977-04-06· cited 10×
- State v. SmallSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1978-01-27· cited 9×
- State v. DeCesereSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1977-12-02· cited 3×
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