Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

State of Maine v. Jeff Belony

March 13, 20252025 ME 26

Summary

The court dismissed Belony’s appeal because his notice of appeal was filed after the jurisdictional deadline. It held that docketing an untimely notice and extending a sentence stay did not implicitly enlarge the appeal period, and that only the trial court—not the Law Court—could grant a qualifying extension. The court also concluded that Belony had not alleged or supported good cause for an extension.