Legal Opinion

State of Maine v. Jeff Belony

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided August 13, 2026No. Pen-25-318Published

1Opinion of the Court

MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Reporter of Decisions Decision:

2026 ME 86

Docket: Pen-25-318 Argued: December 9, 2025 Decided: August 13, 2026 Panel: STANFILL, C.J., and MEAD, CONNORS, LAWRENCE, DOUGLAS, and LIPEZ, JJ. STATE OF MAINE v. JEFF BELONY MEAD, J. [¶1] Following a motor vehicle stop on March 15, 2021, during which law enforcement officers recovered illegal drugs on Jeff Belony’s person, the State charged Belony with aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs (Class A), 17-A M.R.S. § 1105-A(1)(D) (2021), 1 and criminal forfeiture, 15 M.R.S. § 5826 (2021). 2 Belony moved to suppress the…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Scott v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. Rodriguez v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
  4. Maryland v. PringleSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  5. State v. HillSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1992

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