Norris v. State

NICHOLS, Justice.

Fifteen Petitioners for post-conviction review present a consolidated appeal from two orders1 of the Superior Court (Andros-coggin and Somerset Counties) denying good-time credits for periods of pretrial detention. The Petitioners argue that the denial violates the provisions of 17-A M.R. S.A. § 1253 (Pamph.1975, 1983 & Supp. 1987) for the computation of sentences as well as the equal protection clauses of the Constitutions of Maine and of the United States.

Each Petitioner seeks a reduction of his sentence in the amount of his “good-time” served in pretrial detention; the…