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15 §3401. Appeals structure and goals

15 ME Rev Stat § 3401 (2019) (N/A)
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§3401. Appeals structure and goals

1.  Structure.  Except as otherwise provided, appeals from the juvenile court are to the Supreme Judicial Court.

[PL 2015, c. 100, §2 (AMD).]

2.  Goals of juvenile appellate structure.  The goals of the juvenile appellate structure are:

A. To correct errors in the application and interpretation of law;   [PL 1979, c. 512, §8 (RPR).]

B. To insure substantial uniformity of treatment to persons in like situations; and   [PL 1979, c. 512, §8 (RPR).]

C. To provide for review of juvenile court decisions so that the legislatively defined purposes of the juvenile justice system as a whole are realized.   [PL 1979, c. 512, §8 (RPR).]

[PL 1979, c. 512, §8 (RPR).]

3.  No right to jury trial.

[PL 1979, c. 512, §8 (RP).]

4.  Rules.

[PL 1979, c. 512, §8 (RP).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1977, c. 520, §1 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 664, §44 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 512, §8 (RPR). PL 2015, c. 100, §2 (AMD).

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