by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Maine
(a) In General. The attorney for the State and the attorney for the defendant or the defendant when unrepresented may engage in discussions with a view toward reaching an agreement that, upon the entering of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a charged crime or to...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Maine
(a) Pleas for any Crime.(1)In General. A defendant may plead not guilty, not criminally responsible by reason of insanity, guilty, or nolo contendere. A defendant may plead both not guilty and not criminally responsible by reason of insanity to the same charge. The...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Maine
Unless otherwise provided by law, arraignment shall be conducted in open court and shall consist of reading the indictment, information, or complaint to the defendant or stating to the defendant the substance of the charge and calling on the defendant to plead...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Maine
Me. R. Uni. Crim. P. 9
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...
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