Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 9606

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Prisoner: means an adult person sentenced and committed to, transferred to or detained in the custody of the department, including a person on supervised community confinement. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 1001
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
In determining the duration and expiration dates of the time periods provided in Articles III and IV, the running of said time periods shall be tolled whenever and for as long as the prisoner is unable to stand trial, as determined by the court having jurisdiction of the matter. [PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]
No provision of this agreement, and no remedy made available by this agreement, shall apply to any person who is adjudged to be mentally ill. [PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY

PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).
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