Maine Revised Statutes

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 1252-C (2026)

Sentencing procedure relating to the imposition of imprisonment

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(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 69, §1 (NEW). PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §1 (RP).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 94 cases (10 in the last 5 years), 1996–2024 · leading case: State of Maine v. Theodore S. Stanislaw, 2013 ME 43 (Me. 2013).
State of Maine v. Theodore S. Stanislaw, 2013 ME 43 (Me. 2013). · cites it 22× “When determining a sentence, the sentencing court conducts a Hewey analysis, which is a three-step sentencing analysis codified at 17-A M.R.S. § 1252-C. See State v. Hewey, 622 A.”
State of Maine v. Andrew B. Bean, 2018 ME 58 (Me. 2018). · cites it 12× “Arguing that the court did not sufficiently articulate its reasons for accepting the State’s recommendation, and that the court failed to separately state basic, maximum, and suspended portions of each sentence pursuant to 17-A M.R.S. § 1252-C, Bean seeks a remand for a new…”
State of Maine v. Jahneiro Plummer, 2020 ME 143 (Me. 2020). · cites it 10× “He asserts that the trial court improperly double counted the commercial purpose of his offenses when it conducted its sentencing analysis pursuant to 17-A M.R.S. § 1252-C (2018).1 Because we 1 Title 17-A M.”
State of Maine v. Anthony Lord, 2019 ME 82 (Me. 2019). · cites it 7× “He focuses his appeal entirely on the life sentences imposed on the murder convictions. II. DISCUSSION A. Two-Step Sentencing Procedure for a Murder Conviction [¶24] When a defendant is to be sentenced for murder, the court employs a two-step process.”
State v. Sweet, 2000 ME 14 (Me. 2000). · cites it 8× “1993), as codified at 17-A M.R.S.A. § 1252-C (Supp.1999), the sentencing *371 court entered basic sentences of 15 years for each gross sexual assault count.”
State of Maine v. Brian Nichols, 2013 ME 71 (Me. 2013). · cites it 6× “29, 1995) (codified at 17-A M.R.S. § 1252-C (2012)). The statute provides that the court shall employ the following 3-step process: 1.”
State v. Schofield, 2006 ME 101 (Me. 2006). · cites it 6× “17-A M.R.S. § 1252-C(1); State v. Sweet, 2000 ME 14, ¶ 11 , 745 A.”
State v. Downs, 962 A.2d 950 (Me. 2009). · cites it 5× “) contending that the court erred in applying the three steps of the Hewey sentencing analysis codified at 17-A M.R.S. § 1252-C (2008), that the court erred in imposing consecutive sentences, and that his overall sentence is excessive.”
State v. Stanislaw, 2011 ME 67 (Me. 2011). · cites it 6× “1993), and codified at 17-A M.R.S. § 1252-C (2010); (2) the court abused its discretion by imposing consecutive sentences for the Class B convictions pursuant to 17-A M.”
State v. Robbins, 999 A.2d 936 (Me. 2010). · cites it 8× “Robbins appeals from the judgment of conviction; we also granted his petition for review of his sentence pursuant to 15 M.”
State v. Fortune, 34 A.3d 1115 (Me. 2011). · cites it 4× “mpted murder if the jury found that the State had proved attempted murder as to only one of the three victims named in the single count of the indictment; (5) his sentence of life imprisonment is not proportional to the offense of aggravated attempted murder in violation of…”
State of Maine v. Arnold A. Diana, 2014 ME 45 (Me. 2014). · cites it 3× “The sentencing power referred to is exercised through the application of the three-step process set out in 17-A M.R.S. § 1252-C [(2013)], except in the case of murder, when only the first two steps apply.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 1252-C(1) — 40 cases
State of Maine v. Theodore S. Stanislaw, 2013 ME 43 (Me. 2013). “When determining a sentence, the sentencing court conducts a Hewey analysis, which is a three-step sentencing analysis codified at 17-A M.R.S. § 1252-C. See State v. Hewey, 622 A.”
State of Maine v. Anthony Lord, 2019 ME 82 (Me. 2019). “He focuses his appeal entirely on the life sentences imposed on the murder convictions. II. DISCUSSION A. Two-Step Sentencing Procedure for a Murder Conviction [¶24] When a defendant is to be sentenced for murder, the court employs a two-step process.”
State of Maine v. Brian Nichols, 2013 ME 71 (Me. 2013). “29, 1995) (codified at 17-A M.R.S. § 1252-C (2012)). The statute provides that the court shall employ the following 3-step process: 1.”
State of Maine v. Jahneiro Plummer, 2020 ME 143 (Me. 2020). “He asserts that the trial court improperly double counted the commercial purpose of his offenses when it conducted its sentencing analysis pursuant to 17-A M.R.S. § 1252-C (2018).1 Because we 1 Title 17-A M.”
State v. Sweet, 2000 ME 14 (Me. 2000). “1993), as codified at 17-A M.R.S.A. § 1252-C (Supp.1999), the sentencing *371 court entered basic sentences of 15 years for each gross sexual assault count.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 1252-C(2) — 38 cases
State of Maine v. Theodore S. Stanislaw, 2013 ME 43 (Me. 2013). “When determining a sentence, the sentencing court conducts a Hewey analysis, which is a three-step sentencing analysis codified at 17-A M.R.S. § 1252-C. See State v. Hewey, 622 A.”
State of Maine v. Jahneiro Plummer, 2020 ME 143 (Me. 2020). “He asserts that the trial court improperly double counted the commercial purpose of his offenses when it conducted its sentencing analysis pursuant to 17-A M.R.S. § 1252-C (2018).1 Because we 1 Title 17-A M.”
State of Maine v. Anthony Lord, 2019 ME 82 (Me. 2019). “He focuses his appeal entirely on the life sentences imposed on the murder convictions. II. DISCUSSION A. Two-Step Sentencing Procedure for a Murder Conviction [¶24] When a defendant is to be sentenced for murder, the court employs a two-step process.”
State v. Schofield, 2006 ME 101 (Me. 2006). “17-A M.R.S. § 1252-C(1); State v. Sweet, 2000 ME 14, ¶ 11 , 745 A.”
State v. Seamon, 165 A.3d 342 (Me. 2017).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 1252-C(3) — 21 cases
State of Maine v. Theodore S. Stanislaw, 2013 ME 43 (Me. 2013). “When determining a sentence, the sentencing court conducts a Hewey analysis, which is a three-step sentencing analysis codified at 17-A M.R.S. § 1252-C. See State v. Hewey, 622 A.”
State v. Schofield, 2006 ME 101 (Me. 2006). “17-A M.R.S. § 1252-C(1); State v. Sweet, 2000 ME 14, ¶ 11 , 745 A.”
State of Maine v. Jahneiro Plummer, 2020 ME 143 (Me. 2020). “He asserts that the trial court improperly double counted the commercial purpose of his offenses when it conducted its sentencing analysis pursuant to 17-A M.R.S. § 1252-C (2018).1 Because we 1 Title 17-A M.”
State of Maine v. Mario Gordon, 2021 ME 9 (Me. 2021).
State v. Robbins, 999 A.2d 936 (Me. 2010). “Robbins appeals from the judgment of conviction; we also granted his petition for review of his sentence pursuant to 15 M.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 1252-C(l) — 4 cases
State v. Ricker, 2001 ME 76 (Me. 2001).
State v. Downs, 962 A.2d 950 (Me. 2009). “) contending that the court erred in applying the three steps of the Hewey sentencing analysis codified at 17-A M.R.S. § 1252-C (2008), that the court erred in imposing consecutive sentences, and that his overall sentence is excessive.”
State v. Schofield, 2006 ME 101 (Me. 2006). “17-A M.R.S. § 1252-C(1); State v. Sweet, 2000 ME 14, ¶ 11 , 745 A.”
State v. Basu, 875 A.2d 686 (Me. 2005).
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