ME · rules
M.R.U. Crim. P. 69A
ASSIGNED JUSTICE OR JUDGE
(a) Assignment by Chief Justice of the Superior Court or by Designee.
The Chief Justice of the Superior Court or the Chief Justice’s designee shall
assign petitions for post-conviction review.
(b) Assignment of Trial Justice or Judge.
(1) When the petition addresses a conviction in the trial court, the trial
justice or trial judge who imposed sentence or ordered commitment under
15 M.R.S. § 103 may be assigned to the post-conviction review proceeding
unless the trial justice or trial judge is disqualified or is otherwise unavailable.
(2) When the petition addresses a juvenile proceeding in the District
Court, the trial judge who imposed juvenile disposition may be assigned to the
specifically to hear the post-conviction review proceeding, unless the judge is
disqualified or is otherwise unavailable.
(c) Assignment Other Than of the Trial Justice or Trial Judge. If the
trial justice or trial judge is not assigned under subdivision (b), the petition for
post-conviction review may be assigned to any justice or judge.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.maine.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
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