CARTER v. STATE


452 A.2d 1201 (1982)

William H. CARTER v. STATE of Maine.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided December 2, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Greenberg & Greenberg, Stanley Greenberg (orally), Portland, for plaintiff.

Anita M. St. Onge (orally), Charles K. Leadbetter, Asst. Attys. Gen., Augusta, for defendant.

Before GODFREY, NICHOLS, ROBERTS, CARTER, VIOLETTE and WATHEN, JJ., and DUFRESNE, A.R.J.


VIOLETTE, Justice.

William H. Carter appeals from a Superior Court, Cumberland County, denial of his post-conviction review petition challenging his commitment to jail. Because his case does not fall into any recognized exception to the mootness doctrine, we deny his appeal.

On July 8, 1981, Carter was committed to jail for unexcused default in payment of a $75.00 fine, to be served at the rate of $10.00 per day, pursuant to 17-A M.R.S.A. § 1304. On July...

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