State v. Berube

WATHEN, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Defendant, Scott Berube, has been granted leave to appeal the sentence imposed in the Superior Court (York County, Dela-hanty, J.) on his conviction for Class B manslaughter. Defendant argues that the court abused its discretion by failing to consider two instances of sentencing offered for its consideration in determining his basic period of incarceration and by failing to consider the appropriate mitigating factors in reaching a maximum period of incarceration. He also contends that the court did not inquire into his ability to pay as required' by 17-A M.R.S.A. §…