Petition for Post-Conviction Review, Form CR-140 (Maine)

Form CR-140, revised March 2024, is the Maine Judicial Branch's official petition for post-conviction review of a criminal judgment under 15 M.R.S. section 2121(1) or a post-sentencing proceeding under section 2121(2). Section A collects the trial court, docket number, judgment date, charges, pleas and sentences, and asks whether the petitioner wants appointed counsel; if so, the petitioner must also file the Motion for Determination of Indigency and Assignment of Counsel, Form CR-032, and, if incarcerated, a certificate of institutional account funds. Section B requires the petitioner to identify a present or future restraint or impediment under section 2124, and states the petition cannot be used to seek release from an institutional inpatient residence. Section C sets out grounds for relief under section 2125, Section D addresses waiver under section 2128, Section E covers exhaustion of remedies under section 2126, and Section F asks about the one-year filing period under section 2128-B and a 60-day period for deportation-related claims.