State of Maine v. Anthony S. Leng

MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Reporter of Decisions Decision:

2021 ME 3

Docket: SRP-20-13 Argued: November 18, 2020 Decided: January 14, 2021 Panel: MEAD, GORMAN, JABAR, HUMPHREY, and CONNORS, JJ. STATE OF MAINE v. ANTHONY S. LENG CONNORS, J. [¶1] Anthony S. Leng appeals from his sentence after pleading guilty to the intentional and knowing murder of his wife. See 17-A M.R.S. § 201(1)(A) (2020). He argues that the sentencing court (Cumberland County, Horton, J.) misapplied the first step of the sentencing analysis required by statute, see 17-A M.R.S. § 1252-C (2018),1 by not adequately comparing…