The Maine Supreme Court overturned Rayshaun Moore's 2021 murder conviction after determining the judge in the case may have punished Moore for his decision to stand trial.
The judge said he intended to be conservative about remorse as a factor, but"this is of no import because any increase in Moore's sentence for that reason is improper," Justice Catherine Connors wrote in the unanimous decision released last week.
"A fair reading of these remarks suggests that the sentencing court was — or might have been — influenced by Moore’s decision to stand trial," she wrote.Moore's conviction remains in place, and he will remain in prison while awaiting a new sentence hearing. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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