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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 5508 (2026)

Review of final judgment; release pending appeal

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 261 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 342, §2 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 701, §2 (RP).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1965–2024 · leading case: Newell v. State, 371 A.2d 118 (Me. 1977).
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Newell v. State, 371 A.2d 118 (Me. 1977). “14 M.R.S.A. § 5508. We deny the appeal. The petitioner contends that his convictions of assault and battery, and robbery, are violative of both the Federal and State constitutional prohibitions against double jeopardy because both offenses arose from the “same incident and same…”
Younie v. State, 281 A.2d 446 (Me. 1971). “Since the statute governing post-conviction procedures and relief provides that the appeals in post-conviction proceedings shall be “in the same mode and scope of review as any civil action” (14 M.R.S.A. § 5508), this long-recognized principle governing appellate practice in…”
Davis v. State, 306 A.2d 127 (Me. 1973). “Davis, appeals to the Law Court under 14 M.R.S.A. § 5508 from the unfavorable judgment of a Single Justice which denied him relief from a 1957 conviction of the crime of arson upon plea of guilty to such charge and left standing the ensuing sentence to Maine State Prison for a…”
Littlefield v. State, 429 A.2d 1006 (Me. 1981). “” By an Order Granting Certificate of Probable Cause (14 M.R.S.A. § 5508), this Court decided to hear petitioner’s appeal from the judgment entered in the Superior Court upon the findings and conclusions of the single justice denying post-conviction relief to petitioner.”
Bennett v. State, 433 A.2d 431 (Me. 1981). · cites it 2× “Pursuant to 14 M.R.S.A. § 5508 (1980), on August 20, 1980, the Petitioner timely appealed from this judgment.”
Beaulieu v. State, 211 A.2d 290 (Me. 1965). “” 14 M.R.S.A. § 5508. Rule 75(a) and (d) therefore govern the procedure.”
Eaton v. State, 302 A.2d 588 (Me. 1973). “Eaton from the denial of his request for a writ of habeas corpus seeking post-conviction relief pursuant to 14 M.R.S.A. § 5508. It is necessary to summarize the facts in order to bring the issues into proper focus.”
Hardy v. State, 278 A.2d 129 (Me. 1971). “This appeal by an inmate of the Maine State Prison brings before us for review the judgment of a single Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, sitting in the Superi- or Court, which denied the post-conviction habeas corpus relief (14 M.R.S.A. § 5508) sought by the petitioner,…”
Ernest B. Weidul v. State of Maine, 2024 ME 51 (Me. 2024). “701, §§ 2, 15 (effective July 3, 1980) (repealing 14 M.R.S.A. § 5508 (Supp. 1979) in the civil procedure statutes and enacting chapter 305-A of Title 15 governing post-conviction review as part of the criminal procedure statutes).”
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