Legal Opinion
State v. Sommer
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 11, 1978PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POMEROY, Justice.
This appeal is from a judgment entered in the Superior Court revoking probation. Appellant now contends that the procedures under which his probation was revoked violated due process, both under the United States and Maine Constitutions, and that the findings made by the trial justice below were not in conformity with 17-A M.R.S.A. § 1206.
We deny the appeal.
In 1975, appellant was convicted for possession of contraband in the county jail. Following his conviction, he was sentenced to the Maine State Prison for a term of not less than one year and not more than two years. All…
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