Legal Opinion
Lewis v. State
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided March 10, 2000PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWathen, C.J.
[¶ 1] William Lewis appeals from a judgment entered in the Superior Court (Somerset County, Alexander, J.) dismissing as moot his petition for post-conviction review. Although Lewis has fully served the sentence imposed upon his conviction for attempted murder, we agree that significant collateral consequences attendant upon his conviction prevent the dismissal of his petition as moot. Accordingly, we vacate the judgment and remand for further proceedings.
[¶ 2] This current action for post-conviction review is the latest installment 1 in a long series of actions arising from an incident in…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- State v. GleasonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
- Bennett v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1972
- State v. FletcherSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1972
- State v. LewisSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1990
- State v. JordanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1998
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- State v. GachSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2006
- Leigh v. Superintendent, Augusta Mental Health InstituteSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2003
- Price v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2010
- In Re Elizabeth D.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2006
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