Maine legal term
Crime bailable only as a matter of discretion preconviction in Maine Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Maine legislative session
In Maine criminal law, “Crime bailable only as a matter of discretion preconviction” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Maine criminal code.
What does “Crime bailable only as a matter of discretion preconviction” mean in Maine criminal law?
"Crime bailable only as a matter of discretion preconviction" means a formerly capital offense for which, pursuant to a Harnish bail proceeding, a capital defendant's conditional constitutional right to have bail set at the preconviction stage of a criminal proceeding has been extinguished. 4-A. (15 M.R.S. § 1003)
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