Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 4034-A – Evidence and findings inadmissible
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1. Evidence. The exception under section 4034, subsection 4 for the admission of evidence that would otherwise be inadmissible hearsay applies to only the preliminary protection hearing under section 4034, subsection 4. Evidence admitted under that exception is not admissible in any other proceeding unless the evidence is admitted pursuant to the laws and rules of evidence applicable to that other proceeding.
[PL 2001, c. 696, §29 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 4034-A
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Hearsay: Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else. Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court.
2. Findings. A finding made at the conclusion of a preliminary protection hearing based on evidence that would otherwise be inadmissible hearsay admitted under section 4034, subsection 4 is not admissible in any other proceeding.
[PL 2001, c. 696, §29 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2001, c. 696, §29 (NEW).