Maine statute
15 M.R.S. § 2156 — Relief
Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
Part of Chapter 306A: Supreme Judicial Court Sentence Review, Maine Revised Statutes.
Full text of 15 M.R.S. § 2156
Statutory text current through the First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025). This publication reproduces the statutory text of the Maine Revised Statutes from the Revisor of Statutes' official published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Maine and has not been certified by the Secretary of State.
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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