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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 1254 (2026)

Preparation of list of prospective jurors

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1967, c. 336 (RPR). PL 1967, c. 494, §30 (AMD). PL 1967, c. 544, §35 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 391, §4 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 19 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 57, §4 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 705, §G13 (RP).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1969–1983 · leading case: Christian v. State, 268 A.2d 620 (Me. 1970).
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Christian v. State, 268 A.2d 620 (Me. 1970). · cites it 4× “The issue raised in the habeas corpus proceeding and carried to this Court on appeal is whether his imprisonment is illegal for the reason, so he claims,, that the trial jury which convicted him was un *622 lawfully constituted, both in violation of his rights under the…”
State v. Lizotte, 249 A.2d 874 (Me. 1969). · cites it 2× ““1) Did the Court err in denying respondent’s challenge to the array?” The venire from which the trial jury was selected, was summoned under the provisions of 14 M.R.S.A. §§ 1254, 1255, which governed the selection of jurors prior to October 7, 1967.”
State v. Anaya, 456 A.2d 1255 (Me. 1983). “The most distinctive feature of the jury selection method prescribed by section 1254 was that prospective jurors— members of the “jury pool” from which both grand and petit juries were chosen — were drawn from a list of all registered voters in the county.”
State v. Thomas, 432 A.2d 757 (Me. 1981). · cites it 2× “In completing the jury questionaire provided for by 14 M.R.S.A. § 1254 (1980), 1 the person who eventually served as foreman of the jury at defendant’s trial responded in the negative to the following inquiry: 22.”
State v. Clapp, 335 A.2d 897 (Me. 1975). · cites it 2× “Also unfounded is defendant's contention that the establishment of the "jury pool" violated Article I, Section 6 of the Constitution of Maine insofar as 14 M.R.S.A. § 1254 prescribes that only the names of "voters duly certified" shall be placed in the "master jury wheel" from…”
State v. Hurd, 288 A.2d 478 (Me. 1972). “…at all times during business hours be open to inspection by the court and attorneys of record of the State of Maine.” 14 M.R.S.A. § 1254.”
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