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| | | An Act Regarding the Initiation of Cases of Murder and |
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| | | Class A, B and C Crimes in Superior Court by Complaint |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 4 MRSA §165, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 731, Pt. ZZZ, | | §6 and affected by §42, is amended to read: |
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| | | 3. Crimes; one year or more imprisonment. The District Court | | has, concurrent with the Superior Court, original jurisdiction to | | receive pleas of guilty in criminal cases, other than murder, in | | which: |
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| | | A. The maximum term of imprisonment to which the defendant | | may be sentenced upon conviction of that crime is one year | | or more; |
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| | | B. The defendant has in writing waived the defendant's | | right to indictment by grand jury and the defendant's right | | to a jury trial; and |
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| | | C. The defendant has indicated the defendant's intention to | | enter a plea of guilty to the charges pending against the | | defendant. |
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| | | When exercising such jurisdiction, the District Court possesses | | all of the powers of the Superior Court. The District Court | | shall exercise that jurisdiction in the manner that the Supreme |
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| | | Judicial Court by rule provides. Any person sentenced under this | | subsection is entitled to the rights provided by Title 15, | | chapter 306-A. |
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