Maine Revised Statutes

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 14 (2026)

Separate trials

✓ current as of May 2026

Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section ME-LEGlegislature.maine.gov JustiaTitle on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

A defendant shall not be subject to separate trials for multiple offenses based on the same conduct or arising from the same criminal episode, if such offenses were known to the appropriate prosecuting officer at the time of the commencement of the first trial and were within the jurisdiction of the same court and within the same venue, unless the court, on application of the prosecuting attorney or of the defendant or on its own motion, orders any such charge to be tried separately if it is satisfied that justice so requires. [PL 1975, c. 740, §21 (AMD).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 740, §21 (AMD).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 14 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1976–2021 · leading case: State v. Hickey, 459 A.2d 573 (Me. 1983).

Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment

State v. Hickey, 459 A.2d 573 (Me. 1983). · cites it 4× “The court reasoned that the *576 State should not be precluded, by the provisions of 17-A M.R.S.A. § 14, 1 from going forward with charges “which it says it will in good faith present to a grand jury promptly.”

State v. Rytky, 476 A.2d 1152 (Me. 1984). · cites it 3× “He argues that he was subjected to separate trials in violation of 17-A M.R.S.A. § 14 (1983). Alternatively, defendant predicates error on the refusal of the trial justice to permit the victim’s credibility to be attacked by the introduction of evidence of his reputation in the…”

State v. Fournier, 554 A.2d 1184 (Me. 1989). “See 17-A M.R.S.A. § 14; M.R.Crim.P. 13. Balanced against those benefits is the potential prejudice to the defendant.”

State v. Soule, 794 A.2d 58 (Me. 2002). · cites it 3× “Specifically, Soule argues that his conviction is in violation of 17-A M.R.SA § 14 (1983) 2 and the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.”

State v. Moores, 396 A.2d 1010 (Me. 1979). · cites it 2× “That this cannot prejudice the Defendant is assured by 17-A M.R.S.A. § 14, 6 *1012 which requires that multiple offenses based on the same conduct or arising from the same criminal episode be joined in one trial if the offenses were known to the prosecuting officer when the…”

Opinion of the Justices of the Supreme Jud. Court, 355 A.2d 341 (Me. 1976). “17-A MRSA § 14, as enacted by PL 1975, c.”

State v. Fairfield, 644 A.2d 1052 (Me. 1994). “” 17-A M.R.S.A. § 14 (1983). Fairfield does not contend that his prosecution for gross sexual assault runs afoul of this provision.”

State v. Gifford, 595 A.2d 1049 (Me. 1991). “17-A M.R.S.A. § 14. . Later during redirect, the witness testified that when defendant left the bedroom, defendant’s wife told the witness that defendant was “going in to fuck his daughter” and “he does it all the time.”

State of Maine v. Mark Gessner, 2021 ME 41 (Me. 2021). · cites it 6× “On appeal, Gessner argues that, by separately trying him for criminal 2 threatening in Sagadahoc County and then for escape in Kennebec County, the State violated 17-A M.R.S. § 14 (2021).1 We agree and vacate the judgment.”

State of Maine v. Smith (Me. Super. Ct 2008). · cites it 4× “' ~ Vi VJ,I5dJULdL1U{{ 1 The Defendant now moves to dismiss the action asserting that the indictment is not in compliance with 17-A M.R.S.A. § 14. DISCUSSION Under Maine Law: A defendant shall not be subject to separate trials for multiple offenses based on the same conduct or…”

State of Maine v. Piacitelli (Me. Super. Ct 2008). · cites it 4× “Individual1iability for conduct on behalf of organization 1 The Defendant now moves to dismiss the action asserting that the indictment is not in compliance with 17-A M.R.S.A. § 14. DISCUSSION Under Maine Law: A defendant shall not be subject to separate trials for multiple…”

State of Maine v. Brichetto (Me. Super. Ct 2008). · cites it 4× “Individual liability for conduct on behalf of organization 1 The Defendant now moves to dismiss the action asserting that the indictment is not in compliance with 17-A M.R.S.A. § 14. DISCUSSION Under Maine Law: A defendant shall not be subject to separate trials for multiple…”

Show all 14 citing cases →

Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.