State v. Nichols
Annotate this CaseDefendant pleaded guilty to the intentional or knowing murder of his wife. The sentencing court imposed a final sentence of forty years in prison. Defendant appealed his sentence. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the sentencing court did not err in applying the first step of the sentencing analysis required by Me. Rev. Stat. 17-A, 1252-C(1) in setting Defendant's basic sentence; (2) Defendant's argument that availability of basic sentence information implicates all criminal defendants' equal protection and due process rights failed; and (3) the court appropriately considered objective, factually reliable information in placing Defendant's conduct along a continuum of seriousness.
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