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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 34, § 702 (2026)

Commencement of term

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 397, §4 (RPR). PL 1983, c. 459, §5 (RP).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1968–1975 · leading case: Green v. State, 245 A.2d 147 (Me. 1968).
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Green v. State, 245 A.2d 147 (Me. 1968). “This is the only way that compliance can be had with the letter and spirit of our statutory requirement that a convict to State Prison serve the full term for whch he was sentenced, including the day on which he was received into it. Without credit for the time he has served…”
Still v. State, 256 A.2d 670 (Me. 1969). “Under 34 M.R.S.A. § 702 a convict shall not be discharged until he has “served the full term for which he was sentenced * * * unless he is pardoned or otherwise released by legal authority”.”
State v. Chase, 330 A.2d 909 (Me. 1975). “The evidence offered in support of the allegation conformed to the statement in the indictment.”
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