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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 14 Sec. 1208

  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
When, by reason of challenge or other cause, a sufficient number of jurors duly drawn and summoned cannot be obtained for the trial of a cause, the court shall cause jurors to be returned from the bystanders or from the county at large to complete the panel if they are on the jury not less than 7 jurors drawn and returned as provided. Such jurors shall be returned by the sheriff or his deputy or such other disinterested person as the court appoints.