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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 15, § 101 (2026)

Mental examination and observation of persons accused of crime

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 334 (RPR). PL 1967, c. 402, §1 (AMD). PL 1969, c. 279 (AMD). PL 1969, c. 504, §§24-C (AMD). PL 1971, c. 269 (AMD). P&SL 1973, c. 53 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 547, §§1,2,3 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 230, §1 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 506, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 718, §1 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 201, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 311, §1 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 564, §§71-A (AMD). PL 1979, c. 663, §84 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 493, §2 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 580, §§2,3 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 630, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 796, §§2,3 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 402, §A107 (RP).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 17 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1965–2024 · leading case: State v. Buzynski, 330 A.2d 422 (Me. 1974).
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State v. Buzynski, 330 A.2d 422 (Me. 1974). · cites it 3× “The Presiding Justice erred in granting the State’s Motion to send the Defendant to the Augusta State Hospital for observation, pursuant to Title 15 M.R.S.A. § 101, for to do so violated the Defendant’s right against self-incrimination guaranteed by the Fifth and Fourteenth…”
State v. Hathaway, 211 A.2d 558 (Me. 1965). · cites it 3× “§ 101), to commit the defendant to the custody of the Commissioner of Mental Health and Corrections, to be placed in an appropriate institution for the mentally ill or mentally retarded, to be there detained and observed by the superintendent or his delegate and the professional…”
State v. Rega, 863 A.2d 917 (Me. 2005). “Two experts were called by Rega to testify: another psychologist and the psychiatrist who had performed the 15 M.R.S.A. § 101— B(l), (2) examinations.”
State v. Walls, 501 A.2d 803 (Me. 1985). “On May 3, 1983, pursuant to 15 M.R.S.A. § 101 (1983), his retained counsel filed a request, which was later granted, for a mental examination.”
State v. Clements, 431 A.2d 67 (Me. 1981). · cites it 2× “On March 18, 1980, appearing by new counsel, defendant moved for a pre-sen-tence mental evaluation, pursuant to 15 M.R.S.A. § 101; and, subsequently, he moved to continue judgment and sentencing.”
State v. Lewis, 584 A.2d 622 (Me. 1990). “If after hearing upon motion of the attorney for the defendant, or upon the court’s own motion, the court finds that any defendant is incompetent to stand trial, it shall continue the case until such time as the defendant is deemed by the court to be competent to stand trial .”
State v. Archer, 2011 ME 80 (Me. 2011). “Following Stage I and II examinations of Archer, see 15 M.R.S. § 101— B(l)(2) (2008), 2 Archer entered an additional plea of not criminally responsible because of mental disease or defect, pursuant to 17-A M.”
State v. Durgin, 311 A.2d 266 (Me. 1973). “15 M.R.S.A. § 101 et seq. Following the jury’s verdict, “guilty as charged,” a judgment was entered which had the legal effect of declaring the appellant guilty of unlawful homicide, punishable as murder and a sentence of life imprisonment within the Maine State Prison was…”
State v. Hachey, 278 A.2d 397 (Me. 1971). “The Defendant requested psychiatric examination pursuant to 15 M.R.S.A. § 101 et seq., and was given the usual testings, first and preliminarily at the Bangor State Hospital by Dr.”
State of Maine v. Michael G. Nickerson, 2013 ME 45 (Me. 2013). “See 15 M.R.S. § 101— D(1)(A) (2012) ("Upon motion by the defendant or by the State, or upon its own motion, a court having jurisdiction in any criminal case may for cause shown order that the defendant be examined by the State Forensic Service for evaluation of the defendant’s…”
State v. Perkins, 518 A.2d 715 (Me. 1986). “On pretrial motions filed by defense counsel pursuant to 15 M.R.S.A. § 101 (Supp. 1986), defendant received a mental examination on August 7,1984, and a subsequent examination on December 7,1984.”
Francis G. Scott v. Richard M. Oliver, Warden, 552 F.2d 20 (1st Cir. 1977). “Prior to trial, on motion of defendant’s counsel, the court ordered, pursuant to the Maine statute, 15 M.R.S.A. § 101, that defendant be examined by a psychiatrist, Dr.”
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— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 15, § 101(5)(A) — 1 case
State of Maine v. LaBranche (Me. Super. Ct 2016).
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