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15 M.R.S. § 1202 — Postponement or continuance
Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
Part of Chapter 201: General Provisions, Maine Revised Statutes.
Full text of 15 M.R.S. § 1202
Statutory text current through the First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025). This publication reproduces the statutory text of the Maine Revised Statutes from the Revisor of Statutes' official published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Maine and has not been certified by the Secretary of State.
The trial of any criminal case, except for a crime punishable by imprisonment for life, may be postponed by the court to a future day of the same term, or the jury may be discharged therefrom and the case continued, if justice will thereby be promoted.
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