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15 M.R.S. § 2151 Application to the Supreme Judicial Court by defendant for review of certain sentences
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In cases arising in the District Court or the Superior Court in which a defendant has been convicted of a criminal offense and sentenced to a term of imprisonment of one year or more, the defendant may apply to the Supreme Judicial Court, sitting as the Law Court, for review of t…
15 M.R.S. § 2152 Sentence Review Panel of the Supreme Judicial Court
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There shall be a Sentence Review Panel of the Supreme Judicial Court to consider applications for leave to appeal from sentence, and no appeal of the sentence may proceed before the Supreme Judicial Court unless leave to appeal is first granted by the panel. The Sentence Review P…
15 M.R.S. § 2153 Procedure for application
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The time for filing an application for leave to appeal and the manner and any conditions for the taking of the appeal shall be as the Supreme Judicial Court shall by rule provide.
15 M.R.S. § 2154 Purposes of sentence review by Supreme Judicial Court
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The general objectives of sentence review by the Supreme Judicial Court are: [PL 1989, c. 218, §5 (NEW).] 1. Sentence correction. To provide for the correction of sentences imposed without due regard for the sentencing factors set forth in this chapter; 2. Promote respect for law…