Maine Revised Statutes
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 4, § 651 (2026)
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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 512, §1 (AMD). PL 1967, c. 470, §1 (AMD). P&SL 1969, c. 197, §D2 (AMD). PL 1969, c. 203 (AMD). PL 1969, c. 480 (AMD). PL 1969, c. 590, §4 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 382 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 505 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 578 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 599, §3 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 788, §7 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 383, §11 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 408, §§27,27-A (AMD). PL 1975, c. 430, §20 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 208, §1 (RPR). PL 1981, c. 647, §§2,3 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 152 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 528, §E2 (RP). PL 1991, c. 528, §RRR (AFF). PL 1991, c. 591, §E2 (RP).
Notes of Decisions
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cases, 1980–1980 · leading case: State v. Smith, 415 A.2d 553 (Me. 1980).
State v. Smith, 415 A.2d 553 (Me. 1980). “(Emphasis added) The emphasized language was added in 1977, subsequent to our decision in State v. Taylor, Me., 343 A.2d 11, 21 (1975), when section 651 was repealed and replaced by P.”
State v. Farris, 420 A.2d 928 (Me. 1980). “Prior to the amendment, in 1977, of 4 M.R.S.A. § 651 by P.L.1977 c. 208 § 1, it was entirely within the discretion of the presiding justice whether to grant, or deny, a motion that the closing arguments of counsel be recorded.”
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