State v. Shepley

ALEXANDER, J.,

with whom DANA, J., joins, dissenting.

[¶ 18] I respectfully dissent. Since adoption of the Criminal Code, courts have been authorized to terminate probation at any time earlier than the specified probation period upon a showing of good conduct, including satisfactory completion of a condition or conditions of probation. This early termination of probation can be initiated by a probationer, by a probation officer, or even by the court on its own motion. Thus, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 1202(3) (Supp.2002) essentially unchanged since adoption of the Criminal Code, and in its present form…