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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 5505 (2026)

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 545 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 342, §1 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 701, §2 (RP).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases, 1966–1981 · leading case: Green v. State, 245 A.2d 147 (Me. 1968).
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Green v. State, 245 A.2d 147 (Me. 1968). · cites it 2× “” As the statute itself expressly provides, 14 M.R.S.A. § 5505, relief is not limited to the release of the petitioner or corrections of errors of law appearing on the face of the record, but includes relief beyond the sphere of remedial action provided by the previous writs of…”
Mottram v. State, 232 A.2d 809 (Me. 1967). “Under 14 M.R.S.A. § 5505, the sitting justice in post-conviction habeas corpus is given broad powers necessary to meet a variety of circumstances in that he.”
Bennett v. State, 289 A.2d 28 (Me. 1972). “Indeed, as we said in Mottram, supra: “Under 14 M.R.S.A. § 5505, the sitting justice in post-conviction habeas corpus is given broad powers necessary to meet a variey of circumstances in that he can make such orders as he deems appropriate to his findings in the case and the…”
Torrey v. Williams, 388 A.2d 921 (Me. 1978). “Under 14 M.R.S.A. § 5505 (Supp.1977-78), the presiding justice must require the Attorney General to respond to a petition for a writ of habeas corpus by answer, motion or notice of no contest.”
Weeks v. State, 250 A.2d 827 (Me. 1969). “Appellant prevails on point of appeal 4 and under the provisions of 14 M.R.S.A. § 5505, the case is remanded to the Superior Court for correction of the judgment to one of guilt of felonious assault, and resentence.”
Boutot v. State, 380 A.2d 195 (Me. 1977). “The entry must be The case is remanded to the single Justice to whom the petition for post-conviction relief was assigned for an appropriate order under 14 M.R.S.A. § 5505 consistent with this opinion.”
Crandall v. State, 297 A.2d 94 (Me. 1972). “14 M.R.S.A. § 5505 provides : “Such justice shall make such order after consideration of the petition or after hearing as he deems appropriate to his findings in the case, including, but not limited to, the release of the petitioner, corrections in error of law appearing on the…”
Gordon v. Mullaney, 317 A.2d 804 (Me. 1974). “Acting pursuant to 14 M.R.S.A. § 5505, Alton Gordon instituted a petition seeking post-conviction relief on the premise that his present incarceration in the Maine State Prison as a parole violator was the result of illegal action by the State Parole Board.”
Pease v. Pease, 220 A.2d 491 (Me. 1966). “14 M.R.S.A. § 5505. *493 While the request for post-conviction was pending it was agreed to report the ease, upon the issues stated above.”
Seeley v. State, 431 A.2d 608 (Me. 1981). “These issues involve questions of the scope of the habeas justice’s remedial pow *613 ers, under former 14 M.R.S.A. § 5505, to direct further proceedings in the Superior Court, which questions the habeas justice should resolve in the first instance, perhaps with the assistance…”
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