Legal Opinion
State v. Cain
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided January 9, 2006PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlexander, J.
[¶ 1] Dow Cain appeals from a judgment of the District Court (Bangor, Murray, J.) sentencing him to ten days in the Penob-scot County Jail, a $600 fíne, and a ninety-day license suspension, after his plea to a charge of operating under the influence, 29 M.R.S.A. § 2411 (1996 & Supp.2004). Cain argues that the court violated his Sixth Amendment rights by sentencing him beyond the mandatory minimum penalties prescribed by 29-A M.R.S.A. § 2411. Finding no Sixth Amendment violation, we affirm the judgment.
I. CASE HISTORY
[¶ 2] In August 2004, Cain was stopped by police and cited for operating…
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