Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 753

  • 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.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
Whenever it becomes necessary in any court in the State to prove the testimony or examination taken as provided in sections 751 and 752, the certified copy of the transcript of such testimony or examination taken by such stenographer is evidence to prove the same.