2019 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL
Part 1: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY
Chapter 1: JURISDICTION AND VENUE
15 §1. Superior Court; criminal jurisdiction

Universal Citation: 15 ME Rev Stat § 1 (2019)

§1. Superior Court; criminal jurisdiction

1.  Jurisdiction.  The Superior Court has original jurisdiction, exclusive or concurrent, of all crimes.  

[PL 1999, c. 731, Pt. ZZZ, §9 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 731, Pt. ZZZ, §42 (AFF).]

2.  Appellate and review jurisdiction.   

A. [PL 2015, c. 431, §3 (RP).]

B. [PL 2015, c. 431, §3 (RP).]

C. [PL 2015, c. 431, §3 (RP).]

D. [PL 2015, c. 431, §3 (RP).]

E. [PL 2015, c. 431, §3 (RP).]

F. [PL 2015, c. 431, §3 (RP).]

G. [PL 2015, c. 431, §3 (RP).]

H. [PL 2015, c. 431, §3 (RP).]

I. [PL 2015, c. 431, §3 (RP).]

[PL 2015, c. 431, §3 (RP).]

3.  Location of post-arraignment proceedings.  The Supreme Judicial Court may by rule provide that, with the consent of the defendant, post-arraignment proceedings in criminal cases may be conducted at locations other than those provided by statute. The Supreme Judicial Court may by rule provide that, without the consent of the defendant, post-arraignment proceedings in criminal cases may be conducted at locations other than those provided by statute, provided that the location is in an adjoining county and that it is in the vicinity of where the offense was committed.  

[PL 1999, c. 731, Pt. ZZZ, §9 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 731, Pt. ZZZ, §42 (AFF).]

4.  No jurisdiction, powers, duties or authority of Law Court.  The Superior Court does not have and may not exercise the jurisdiction, powers, duties or authority of the Supreme Judicial Court sitting as the Law Court.  

[PL 1999, c. 731, Pt. ZZZ, §9 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 731, Pt. ZZZ, §42 (AFF).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1975, c. 337, §3 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 127, §114 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 179 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 731, §ZZZ9 (RPR). PL 1999, c. 731, §ZZZ42 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 64, §1 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 100, §1 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 431, §3 (AMD).

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