State v. Dodge

CLIFFORD, Justice.

David Dodge appeals from an order of the Superior Court (Hancock County, Sils-by, J.) committing Dodge to prison pursuant to 17-A M.R.S.A. § 1304(1) (1983 & Supp.1989) for willfully refusing to pay a $200 fine imposed on him for violation of a Gouldsboro town ordinance. Because the hearing at which the court decided that Dodge’s willful failure to pay amounted to a “default in payment of a fine” was a post-sentencing proceeding within the meaning of 15 M.R.S.A. § 2121(2) (Supp. 1989) and may be reviewed only by filing a petition for post-conviction review in the Superior…