by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Maine
(a) Joinder of Crimes. Two or more crimes should be charged in the same indictment, information, or complaint in a separate count for each crime if the crimes charged, whether of the same class or different classes, are of the same or similar character or are based on...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Maine
(a) Use of Indictment, Information, or Complaint. All proceedings in which the crime charged is murder shall be prosecuted by indictment. All proceedings in which the crime charged is a Class A, Class B, or Class C crime shall be prosecuted by indictment, unless...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Maine
(a) Number of Grand Jurors. The grand jury shall consist of not fewer than 13 nor more than 23 jurors and a sufficient number of legally qualified persons shall be summoned to meet this requirement.(b) Objections to Grand Jury and to Grand Jurors.(1)Challenges. Either...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Maine
(a) Initial Appearance Before the Court. A defendant arrested for any crime, either under a warrant issued upon an indictment or upon an information or complaint filed in the Unified Criminal Docket or without a warrant, who is not sooner released, shall be brought...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Maine
(a) Timing: Required Findings. Except in a bona fide emergency or other extraordinary circumstance, when a defendant arrested without a warrant for any crime is not released from custody within 48 hours after arrest, including Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays,...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Maine
(a) Definitions. For purposes of this Rule the following definitions apply: (1) “Clerk” means a clerk or deputy clerk of the Unified Criminal Docket.(2) “Electronic Arrest Warrant” means an arrest warrant, including a bench warrant, issued...
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