Legal Opinion
State v. Briggs
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 13, 1978PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POMEROY, Justice.
Appellant Pamela Briggs was found guilty of nighthunting in violation of 12 M.R.S.A. § 2455 following trial by jury. After judgment entered on the verdict, she timely appeals the imposition of the mandatory minimum sentence of three days imprisonment and a five hundred dollar fine. 1 The validity of the conviction is not at issue.
We deny the appeal.
It is undisputed that at the time of sentencing appellant was unable to pay the five hundred dollar fine. Moreover, she stated at the sentencing hearing that she would be unable.to pay the fine even under an installment method.…
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