Maine Revised Statutes Title 15 Sec. 1254 – Juror’s oath or affirmation in cases punishable by imprisonment
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 15 Sec. 1254
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Juror: A person who is on the jury.
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- Oath: includes an affirmation, when affirmation is allowed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
The following oath shall be administered to jurors in criminal cases: “You swear, that in all causes committed to you, you will give a true verdict therein, according to the law and evidence given you. So help you God.” Any juror, conscientiously scrupulous of taking an oath, may affirm in the mode described in section 1253. [PL 1979, c. 541, Pt. B, §21 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 114, §27 (RPR). PL 1979, c. 541, §B21 (AMD).