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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 15, § 755 (2026)

Complaints and indictments not quashed for technicalities nor unimportant defects in venires

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 356, §26 (RP).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1967–1977 · leading case: State v. Knowles, 371 A.2d 624 (Me. 1977).
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State v. Knowles, 371 A.2d 624 (Me. 1977). · cites it 3× “” In such context the very existence of the charging instrument sufficiently serves the purpose intended by the statute since the fact that a charging instrument has been returned against defendant conveys to him the information that the State deems the conduct described in the…”
State v. McFarland, 232 A.2d 804 (Me. 1967). “For many years a statute which, at the time of its repeal was 15 M.R.S.A. § 755, specifically provided that the misstatement of the accused’s residence was not ground for adjudging the indictment bad, provided such misstatement did not “tend to his prejudice.”
Dow v. State, 295 A.2d 436 (Me. 1972). “” This statutory policy continued with minor variations in phraseology from 1840 to December 1, 1965, when the legislative repeal of 15 M.R.S.A. § 755 became effective. 1 P.L.”
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