Maine Revised Statutes Title 15 Sec. 3401 – Appeals structure and goals
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1. Structure. Except as otherwise provided, appeals from the juvenile court are to the Supreme Judicial Court.
[PL 2015, c. 100, §2 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 15 Sec. 3401
- Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
- Juvenile: means a person who had not attained 18 years of age at the time the person allegedly committed a juvenile crime. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 15 Sec. 3003
- Juvenile Court: means the District Court exercising the jurisdiction conferred by section 3101. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 15 Sec. 3003
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
2. Goals of juvenile appellate structure. The goals of the juvenile appellate structure are:
A. To correct errors in the application and interpretation of law; [PL 1979, c. 512, §8 (RPR).]
B. To insure substantial uniformity of treatment to persons in like situations; and [PL 1979, c. 512, §8 (RPR).]
C. To provide for review of juvenile court decisions so that the legislatively defined purposes of the juvenile justice system as a whole are realized. [PL 1979, c. 512, §8 (RPR).]
[PL 1979, c. 512, §8 (RPR).]
3. No right to jury trial.
[PL 1979, c. 512, §8 (RP).]
4. Rules.
[PL 1979, c. 512, §8 (RP).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 520, §1 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 664, §44 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 512, §8 (RPR). PL 2015, c. 100, §2 (AMD).