Maine Revised Statutes Title 14 Sec. 5301 – Concurrent jurisdiction
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 14 Sec. 5301
- Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
The Supreme Judicial Court and the Superior Court shall have and exercise concurrent original jurisdiction in proceedings in habeas corpus, prohibition, error, mandamus, quo warranto and certiorari. [PL 1967, c. 441, §6 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1967, c. 441, §6 (AMD).