ME · rules
M.R.U. Crim. P. 43
PRESENCE OF THE DEFENDANT
The defendant shall be present at the arraignment, at the dispositional
conference, at every stage of the trial including the impaneling of the jury, and
at the return of the verdict, and at the imposition of sentence, except as
otherwise provided by these Rules. In any criminal prosecution the
defendant’s voluntary absence after the trial has been commenced in the
defendant’s presence shall not prevent continuing the trial to and including the
verdict and imposition of sentence. A corporation may appear by counsel for all
purposes. In any criminal prosecution for a Class D or Class E crime, the court
may permit arraignment, plea, trial, and imposition of sentence of a
represented defendant in the defendant’s absence.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.maine.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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