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15 M.R.S. § 220 — Guilt or innocence not inquired into after extradition demanded

Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)

Part of Subchapter 4: Application; Miscellaneous Provisions, Maine Revised Statutes.

Full text of 15 M.R.S. § 220

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.

15 M.R.S. § 220Primary source, current through the First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
The guilt or innocence of the accused as to the crime of which the accused is charged may not be inquired into by the Governor or in any proceeding after the demand for extradition accompanied by a charge of crime in legal form as provided has been presented to the Governor, except as it may be involved in identifying the person held as the person charged with the crime, and except insofar as it may be inquired into for the purpose of establishing probable cause as required by sections 203 and 210-A.

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