ME · rules
M.R. Prof. Conduct 3.8
SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF A PROSECUTOR
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
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