of kidnapping and manslaughter were “intertwined” and were seen as “one course of conduct,” the court’s determination that Alexandre had not met his burden of prov ing prejudice with respect to the manslaughter sentence is supported by competent evidence in the record and is not clearly erroneous. The entry is: Judgment vacated. Remanded to the Superior Court for the entry of a denial of post-conviction relief as to the conviction for manslaughter, and for the entry of post-conviction relief as to the conviction for kidnapping, consistent with this opinion. 1 . The State does not argue that sentencing claims in Alexandre’s post-conviction review petition must be dismissed because of the principle governing our recent decision in Carmichael v. State, 2007 ME 86, ¶ 1, 927 A.2d 1172, 1174 (<HOLDING>). If it had, we note that Blakely was decided
holding the same under blakely v washington 542 us 296 124 sct 2531 159 led2d 403 2004 holding that blakely v washington 542 us 296 124 sct 2531 159 led2d 403 2004 and state v schofield 2005 me 82 895 a2d 927 do not retroactively apply to cases on collateral review holding that the safety valve provision of 18 usc  3553f is not unconstitutional under apprendi 530 us 466 120 sct 2348 147 led2d 435 or blakely v washington 542 us 296 124 sct 2531 159 led2d 403 2004 holding that blakely v washington 542 us 296 124 sct 2531159 led2d 403 2004 did not overrule almendareztorres v united states 523 us 224 118 sct 1219 140 led2d 350 1998 holding that after blakely v washington 542 us 296 124 sct 2531 159 led2d 403 2004 statutory maximum is the maximum that this particular defendant can face in light of his criminal history and the facts found by a jury or admitted by the defendant