Maine § 15 §2156 Relief

Maine Statutes

§ 15 §2156 — Relief

Maine § 15 §2156

Title 15COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL

Part 4JUDGMENT AND PROCEEDINGS

Ch. 306-ASUPREME JUDICIAL COURT SENTENCE REVIEW

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 15, § 15 §2156 (2026).

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1.Substitution of sentence or remand. 1-A. Remand. If the Supreme Judicial Court determines that relief should be granted, it must remand the case to the court that imposed the sentence for any further proceedings that could have been conducted prior to the imposition of the sentence under review and for resentencing on the basis of such further proceedings provided that the sentence is not more severe than the sentence appealed.

2.Affirmation of sentence. If the Supreme Judicial Court determines that relief should not be granted, it shall affirm the sentence under review.

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1.
Substitution of sentence or remand.
1-A.
Remand.
If the Supreme Judicial Court determines that relief should be granted, it must remand the case to the court that imposed the sentence for any further proceedings that could have been conducted prior to the imposition of the sentence under review and for resentencing on the basis of such further proceedings provided that the sentence is not more severe than the sentence appealed.
2.
Affirmation of sentence.
If the Supreme Judicial Court determines that relief should not be granted, it shall affirm the sentence under review.