by admin | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Maine
(a) Service: When Required. Except as otherwise provided in these rules, every order required by its terms to be served, every pleading subsequent to the original complaint unless the court otherwise orders because of numerous defendants, every paper relating to...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Maine
(a) Form. In all trials the testimony of witnesses shall be taken orally in open court, unless otherwise provided by these Rules, the Maine Rules of Evidence, or other rules adopted by the Supreme Judicial Court.(b) Examination of Witnesses. The examination and...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Maine
(a) Definitions.(1) “Continuance Order” is defined as an order entered by the court that effectively removes a case from a trial list or date certain court event in response to a written motion. Absent the entry of a continuance order, a case is subject to...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Maine
Me. R. Civ. P. 4CAbrogated effective February 15, 1985.
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Maine
(a) Inability to Proceed. If by reason of death, resignation, removal, sickness, or other disability, a judge before whom a defendant has been tried is unable to perform the duties to be performed by the court after a verdict or finding of guilt, any other judge...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Maine
(a) Examination of Jurors. The court shall conduct the initial examination of the prospective jurors unless the court, in its discretion, elects to allow the parties or their attorneys to conduct an initial examination, either directly or indirectly through the court....
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