2.__Appeal by State.__The State aggrieved by the final judgment may appeal as of right and no certificate of approval by the Attorney General is required.__The time for taking the appeal and the manner and any conditions for the taking of an appeal are as the Supreme Judicial Court provides by rule.

Sec. 5. 17-A MRSA §1207, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 273, §3, is amended to read:

2. Superior Court proceeding. In a probation revocation proceeding in the Superior Court, a person whose probation is revoked may not appeal as of right. The time, manner and specific conditions for taking that appeal to the Law Court are as the Supreme Judicial Court provides in the Maine Rules of Criminal Procedure. The time for taking the appeal and the manner and any conditions for the taking of the appeal are as the Supreme Judicial Court provides by rule.