| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §1269 is enacted to read: |
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| §1269.__Life term of imprisonment for 2 prior convictions for |
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| murder or Class A, B or C crimes |
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| | Notwithstanding this chapter or any other law, the court shall | set a life term of imprisonment for a person who is convicted of | murder or a Class A, B or C crime if that person has 2 or more | prior convictions for murder or a Class A, B or C crime.__The | sentence may not include a period of probation or any other form | of release from actual confinement. |
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| | The bill requires the court to set a life term of imprisonment | for a person who is convicted of murder or a Class A, B or C | crime and has 2 prior convictions for murder or a Class A, B or C | crime. |
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