Legal Opinion
State of Maine v. Daudoit Butsitsi
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided June 16, 2015No. Docket SRP-11-616PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlexander, J.
[¶1] Pursuant to 15 M.R.S. §§ 2151-2157 (2014), the Sentence Review Panel granted Daudoit Butsitsi’s application to appeal his sentence of thirty-eight years of imprisonment, imposed pursuant to a judgment of conviction for intentional or knowing murder, 17-A M.R.S. § 201(1)(A) (2014), entered in the Unified Criminal Docket (Cumberland County, Horton, J.). Butsitsi contends that his sentence was imposed in violation of his right to due process based on statements regarding his national origin filed on behalf of the victim and comments made by the court at the sentencing hearing. We affirm the…
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