Maine Revised Statutes

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

Imprisonment for crimes other than murder

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SECTION HISTORY

PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 740, §§116-118, 118A (AMD). PL 1977, c. 176 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 196 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 217 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 510, §§75-78 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 701, §30 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 581, §4 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 673, §4 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 816, §A6 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 821, §§7-10 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 535, §7 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 808, §§1, 3 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 693, §§5-7 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 925, §11 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 622, §N3 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 28, §1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 425, §2 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 473, §1 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 460, §5 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 374, §6 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 536, §2 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 788, §8 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 383, §§150, 151 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 383, §156 (AFF). PL 2001, c. 439, §OOO4 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 667, §A39 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 667, §A40 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 1, §10 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 143, §9 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 232, §1 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 475, §1 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 657, §10 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 688, §A14 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 711, §§B19,20 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 88, §B2 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 447, §1 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 527, §§17-20 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 673, §§3, 4 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 476, §§45, 46 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 685, §2 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 133, §15 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 358, §7 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 470, §13 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 485, §5 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 336, §1 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. A, §1 (RP).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 204 cases (15 in the last 5 years), 1976–2025 · leading case: State v. Schofield, 2005 ME 82 (Me. 2005).

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State v. Schofield, 2005 ME 82 (Me. 2005). · cites it 14× “[¶ 1] In this appeal we consider the United States Supreme Court's recent Sixth Amendment jurisprudence as applied to an upper tier sentence one greater than twenty years of imprisonment based on a defendant's conviction of a Class A crime imposed pursuant to 17-A M.R.S.A. §…”

Alexandre v. State, 927 A.2d 1155 (Me. 2007). · cites it 11× “2312 proposed to amend 17-A M.R.S.A. § 1252(2) to double the maximum sentences for Class A, Class B, and Class C crimes to forty, twenty, and ten years respectively.”

State v. Burdick, 2001 ME 143 (Me. 2001). · cites it 6× “Ordinarily, the maximum allowable sentence for a crime pursuant to Maine's criminal code is governed by 17-A M.R.S.A. § 1252 (1983 & Supp. 2000).”

State v. Dickinson, 881 A.2d 651 (Me. 2005). · cites it 12× “BACKGROUND [¶ 2] The Somerset County Sheriffs Department sought a warrant in May 2000 to search a Quonset hut in Solon owned by Dickinson based on a twenty-four-page affidavit prepared by Detective Lieutenant Carl Gottardi II.”

State v. Averill, 2005 ME 83 (Me. 2005). · cites it 14× “[¶ 9] Averill was sentenced pursuant to 17-A M.R.S.A. § 1252(2)(A) (Supp.2001), [2] which authorized the court to sentence him to a maximum term of twenty-to-forty years "based on either the nature and seriousness of the crime alone or on the nature and seriousness of the crime…”

State v. Keene, 2007 ME 84 (Me. 2007). · cites it 8× “1991); see 17-A M.R.S.A. § 1252(2)(A) (Supp.2003). [7] At the sentencing hearing, the court sentenced Keene to twenty years for manslaughter and sixteen years for kidnapping, with six years suspended and six years of probation.”

State v. Schofield, 2006 ME 101 (Me. 2006). · cites it 6× “The court also noted that the final sentences handed down in these other child manslaughter cases ranged from eight to ten years, with five to between seven and eight years unsuspended, but that many of these sentences were handed down prior to the enactment of 17-A M.R.S. §…”

State v. Cobb, 2006 ME 43 (Me. 2006). · cites it 11× “Specifically, Cobb argues that the court erred in denying his motion to compel discovery of inmate telephone records and exceeded the bounds of its discretion in admitting Cobb’s photo driver’s license and denying his motion for a mistrial after a witness stated that he was a…”

State of Maine v. Theodore S. Stanislaw, 2013 ME 43 (Me. 2013). · cites it 5× “17-A M.R.S. § 1252 — C(3) (determining what portion of the sentence should be suspended); see State v.”

State v. Sweet, 2000 ME 14 (Me. 2000). · cites it 6× “" 17-A M.R.S.A. § 1252(2)(A) (Supp.1999). Accordingly, depending on the nature of the crime and the defendant's criminal history, the highest sentence available for a Class A crime may be either 20 years or 40 years.”

James v. State, 2008 ME 122 (Me. 2008). · cites it 8× “[¶28] This case requires us to address the interaction between 17-A M.R.S. § 1252 (2007) and 15 M.R.S. § 103 (2007), and to apply both sections to the unique circumstances of James's case.”

State v. Stevens, 2007 ME 5 (Me. 2007). · cites it 4× “688, § A-14 (effective July 30, 2004) (codified at 17-A M.R.S. § 1252(4-A) (2005)). 4 Section 2411(1-A)(D) contains no such language.”

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— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 1252(1) — 1 case

State v. Flemming, 409 A.2d 220 (Me. 1979).

— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 1252(1)(A)(2) — 1 case

United States v. Duval, 496 F.3d 64 (1st Cir. 2007).

— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 1252(1)(B)(2) — 1 case

James v. State, 2008 ME 122 (Me. 2008). “[¶28] This case requires us to address the interaction between 17-A M.R.S. § 1252 (2007) and 15 M.R.S. § 103 (2007), and to apply both sections to the unique circumstances of James's case.”

— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 1252(2) — 7 cases

State v. Stanislaw, 2011 ME 67 (Me. 2011).

State of Maine v. Lyanne Lemeunier-Fitzgerald, 2018 ME 85 (Me. 2018).

Alexandre v. State, 927 A.2d 1155 (Me. 2007). “2312 proposed to amend 17-A M.R.S.A. § 1252(2) to double the maximum sentences for Class A, Class B, and Class C crimes to forty, twenty, and ten years respectively.”

State v. Marcotte, 418 A.2d 1118 (Me. 1980).

Tanguay v. Seacoast Tractor Sales, Inc., 494 A.2d 1364 (Me. 1985).

— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 1252(2)(A) — 45 cases

State v. Schofield, 2005 ME 82 (Me. 2005). “[¶ 1] In this appeal we consider the United States Supreme Court's recent Sixth Amendment jurisprudence as applied to an upper tier sentence one greater than twenty years of imprisonment based on a defendant's conviction of a Class A crime imposed pursuant to 17-A M.R.S.A. §…”

Alexandre v. State, 927 A.2d 1155 (Me. 2007). “2312 proposed to amend 17-A M.R.S.A. § 1252(2) to double the maximum sentences for Class A, Class B, and Class C crimes to forty, twenty, and ten years respectively.”

State v. Averill, 2005 ME 83 (Me. 2005). “[¶ 9] Averill was sentenced pursuant to 17-A M.R.S.A. § 1252(2)(A) (Supp.2001), [2] which authorized the court to sentence him to a maximum term of twenty-to-forty years "based on either the nature and seriousness of the crime alone or on the nature and seriousness of the crime…”

State v. Keene, 2007 ME 84 (Me. 2007). “1991); see 17-A M.R.S.A. § 1252(2)(A) (Supp.2003). [7] At the sentencing hearing, the court sentenced Keene to twenty years for manslaughter and sixteen years for kidnapping, with six years suspended and six years of probation.”

State v. Burdick, 2001 ME 143 (Me. 2001). “Ordinarily, the maximum allowable sentence for a crime pursuant to Maine's criminal code is governed by 17-A M.R.S.A. § 1252 (1983 & Supp. 2000).”

— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 1252(2)(B) — 20 cases

State of Maine v. Theodore S. Stanislaw, 2013 ME 43 (Me. 2013). “17-A M.R.S. § 1252 — C(3) (determining what portion of the sentence should be suspended); see State v.”

State v. Fournier, 617 A.2d 998 (Me. 1992).

State of Maine v. Andrew B. Bean, 2018 ME 58 (Me. 2018).

State v. Stevens, 2007 ME 5 (Me. 2007). “688, § A-14 (effective July 30, 2004) (codified at 17-A M.R.S. § 1252(4-A) (2005)). 4 Section 2411(1-A)(D) contains no such language.”

Penobscot Nation v. Stilphen, 461 A.2d 478 (Me. 1983).

— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 1252(2)(C) — 16 cases

People v. Carmony, 2005 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2601 (Cal. Ct. App. 2005).

State v. Gilman, 2010 ME 35 (Me. 2010).

State v. Rand, 430 A.2d 808 (Me. 1981).

State v. Stevens, 2007 ME 5 (Me. 2007). “688, § A-14 (effective July 30, 2004) (codified at 17-A M.R.S. § 1252(4-A) (2005)). 4 Section 2411(1-A)(D) contains no such language.”

State v. Flemming, 409 A.2d 220 (Me. 1979).

— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 1252(2)(D) — 21 cases

State of Maine v. Lyanne Lemeunier-Fitzgerald, 2018 ME 85 (Me. 2018).

State of Maine v. Thomas Bennett, 2015 ME 46 (Me. 2015).

State v. Stevens, 2007 ME 5 (Me. 2007). “688, § A-14 (effective July 30, 2004) (codified at 17-A M.R.S. § 1252(4-A) (2005)). 4 Section 2411(1-A)(D) contains no such language.”

State v. Wilder, 2000 ME 32 (Me. 2000).

State v. Briggs, 2003 ME 137 (Me. 2003).

— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 1252(2)(E) — 9 cases

State v. Dansinger, 521 A.2d 685 (Me. 1987).

Sandra Coombs v. State of Maine, 202 F.3d 14 (1st Cir. 2000).

State v. Erskine, 2006 ME 5 (Me. 2006).

State v. Ilsley, 604 A.2d 17 (Me. 1992).

State v. Jordan, 659 A.2d 849 (Me. 1995).

— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 1252(4) — 47 cases

State v. Drewry, 946 A.2d 981 (Me. 2008).

State v. Hutchinson, 2009 ME 44 (Me. 2009).

State v. Cormier, 928 A.2d 753 (Me. 2007).

State v. Sweet, 2000 ME 14 (Me. 2000). “" 17-A M.R.S.A. § 1252(2)(A) (Supp.1999). Accordingly, depending on the nature of the crime and the defendant's criminal history, the highest sentence available for a Class A crime may be either 20 years or 40 years.”

State of Maine v. Jomo White, 2022 ME 54 (Me. 2022).

— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 1252(5) — 16 cases

State of Maine v. Marcus Asante, 2020 ME 90 (Me. 2020).

State of Maine v. Keith E. Kline Jr., 2013 ME 54 (Me. 2013).

State v. Niles, 585 A.2d 181 (Me. 1990).

State v. Weir, 600 A.2d 1105 (Me. 1991).

State v. Rice, 2007 ME 122 (Me. 2007).

— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 1252(6) — 1 case

State v. Saulle, 414 A.2d 897 (Me. 1980).

— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 1252(7) — 1 case

State v. Sweet, 2000 ME 14 (Me. 2000). “" 17-A M.R.S.A. § 1252(2)(A) (Supp.1999). Accordingly, depending on the nature of the crime and the defendant's criminal history, the highest sentence available for a Class A crime may be either 20 years or 40 years.”

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