Maine Revised Statutes

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 15, § 1254 (2026)

Juror's oath or affirmation in cases punishable by imprisonment

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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).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1982–1986 · leading case: State v. Poulin, 507 A.2d 563 (Me. 1986).

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State v. Poulin, 507 A.2d 563 (Me. 1986). · cites it 5× “The sole issue before us (at oral argument defendant abandoned a second issue raised in his appeal) is whether the Superior Court’s failure to administer the statutorily prescribed jury oath, 15 M.R.S.A. § 1254, constituted obvious error, affecting substantial rights of the…”

State v. Haberski, 449 A.2d 373 (Me. 1982). · cites it 2× “§ 1252 (grand juror shall present no man for envy, hatred or malice; present things as they come to your knowledge) with 15 M.R.S.A. § 1254 (juror shall give verdict "according to law and evidence given you").”

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