Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 15 Sec. 1021

  • Court: means any Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court or Superior Court or any active retired justice and any District Court Judge or active retired judge when assigned under Title 4, section 157?C. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 15 Sec. 1003
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Preconviction: means any point in a criminal proceeding before a verdict in the context of a jury trial or finding of guilty in the context of a jury-waived trial or before the acceptance of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 15 Sec. 1003
Any Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court or Superior Court or any active retired justice shall set preconviction bail for a defendant in a criminal proceeding in accordance with this chapter. [PL 1987, c. 758, §20 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY

PL 1987, c. 758, §20 (NEW).