Legal Opinion
State v. Sargent
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided May 22, 1973PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WERNICK, Justice.
In the Superior Court (Penobscot County) defendant, on May 25, 1971, pleaded guilty to the offense of selling amphetamines (in violation of 22 M.R.S.A. § 2210).
Because defendant (19 years old) was between the ages of seventeen and twenty-six, Maine statutes allowed the presiding Justice the sentencing options (for incarceration) to commit defendant (1) to the Maine State Prison (or to a jail) for a definite term within a maximum of two years (22 M.R.S.A. § 2215) or (2) to the Men’s Correctional Center provided that “the court shall not fix the term of commitment to the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- McLaughlin v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Williams v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Specht v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Baxstrom v. HeroldSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by2 opinions
- People v. OlivasCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
- State v. GleasonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979