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M.R. Prof. Conduct 3.8

SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF A PROSECUTOR

activein force · 2023-09-28 – presentact-effective-date

The prosecutor shall:

(a) refrain from prosecuting a criminal or juvenile charge that the

prosecutor knows is not supported by probable cause;

(b) make

timely disclosure in a criminal or juvenile case to counsel for the

defendant, or to a defendant without counsel, of the existence of

evidence or information known to the prosecutor after diligent

inquiry and within the prosecutor’s possession or control, that tends

to negate the guilt of the accused, mitigate the degree of the offense,

or reduce the punishment;

(c) refrain from conducting a civil, juvenile, or criminal case against

any person whom the prosecutor knows that the prosecutor

represents or has represented as a client;

(d)

refrain from conducting a civil, juvenile, or criminal case against

any person relative to a matter in which the prosecutor knows that

the prosecutor represents or has represented a complaining witness.

Provenance

Source
courts.maine.gov
Retrieved
2026-09-24
Edition
2026-09-24
Content hash
dc0acc40cb4294aabd28eb6e9548000877461427b27ebe8db39bc41fae451374
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