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33 Me. 259

State v. Jackson

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided July 1, 1851

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · decided 1851-07-01

Scire Facias in the District Court, brought upon a recognizance for the appearance of a person charged with crime. The defendant demurred to the scire facias, and judgment was rendered, sustaining the demurrer. The County Attorney appealed to this Court, but no recognizance to prosecute the appeal was entered into.

Decided 1851-07-01

Per Curiam.

¶1—No recognizance could be entered into. Neither the Attorney General nor the County Attorney, nor any other person had authority to recognize the State. And, if it could be done, the proceeding would be merely nugatory. No action could be sustained against the State upon it.

¶2By a fair construction of the statute, we think it was not intended that appeals should be allowed to the State, in cases of this kind, and the action must, therefore, be dismissed.

¶3On motion, costs against the State were allowed.

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