BENNETT v. STATE


433 A.2d 431 (1981)

Jonathan Peter BENNETT v. STATE of Maine et al.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided August 13, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John S. Jenness, Jr. (orally), South Paris, for plaintiff.

Charles K. Leadbetter, Wayne S. Moss (orally), Asst. Attys. Gen., Augusta, for defendants.

Before McKUSICK, C. J., and WERNICK, GODFREY, NICHOLS, GLASSMAN and CARTER, JJ.


NICHOLS, Justice.

This appeal by a petitioner for post-conviction habeas corpus relief raises a novel issue relating to the imposition of consecutive imprisonment terms.

The Petitioner, Jonathan Peter Bennett, on June 15, 1978, was indicted for aggravated forgery in violation of 17-A M.R.S.A. § 702 (1978). He pleaded not guilty to this charge. On December 12, 1978, he was indicted on one count of burglary, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 401 (1978), and a second...

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