State v. O'BRIKIS

WERNICK, Justice.

Convicted of the crimes of burglary and theft, Gregory J. O’Brikis was sentenced, on January 13, 1977, to two consecutive five year terms in the Maine State Prison. On March 10, 1980 the Department of Mental Health and Corrections, acting pursuant to 17-A M.R.S.A. § 1154, 1 petitioned the Superior Court (Somerset County) to “resen-tence” O’Brikis. The petition stated that during his incarceration O’Brikis has made significant progress toward a non-criminal way of life and that in light of this fact, as now ascertained, the sentencing justice may have mistakenly forecast the…