Legal Opinion

State v. Weir

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided December 26, 1991PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERTS, Justice.

Adam R. Weir appeals his sentence of twenty years’ imprisonment, with all but nine years suspended and eight years’ probation, entered by the Superior Court (Somerset County, Smith, J.) on Weir’s plea of guilty to two counts of armed robbery.1 17-A M.R.S.A. § 651 (Class A) (1983). Weir contends that the unsuspended portion of his sentence is excessive on the grounds that the court underemphasized mitigating factors and overemphasized aggravating factors. In addition, Weir contends that his sentence was excessive in relation to the prison sentences of his co-defendants. We…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. LewisSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1991
  2. State v. HallowellSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1990
  3. State v. RosaSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1990

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. State v. HeweySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1993
  2. State v. KingSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1998
  3. State v. WoodSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1995
  4. State v. ShulikovSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1998
  5. State v. CloutierSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1994

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