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Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
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 the sentence, except:
1. Different term could not be imposed. In any case in which a different term of imprisonment could not have been imposed;
2. Plea agreements. In any case in which the particular disposition involving imprisonment was imposed as a result of a court accepting a recommendation of the type specified in the Maine Rules of Unified Criminal Procedure, Rule 11A, subsection (a)(2) or (a)(4); or
3. Restitution. As limited by Title 17-A, section 2017.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maine Revised Statutes Title 15. Court Procedure--Criminal § 2151. Application to the Supreme Judicial Court by defendant for review of certain sentences - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/me/title-15-court-procedure-criminal/me-rev-st-tit-15-sect-2151/
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