15 §3407. Appeal to the Law Court - Maine Statutes

Title 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL

Part 6: MAINE JUVENILE CODE

Chapter 509: APPEALS

§3407. Appeal to the Law Court

1. Appeals from the juvenile court by the State. The State may appeal from a decision or order of the juvenile court to the Law Court to the same extent and in the same manner as in criminal cases under section 2115-A.

[ 1979, c. 512, §14 (NEW) .]

2. Appeals from the Superior Court.

A. Decisions of the Superior Court on appeal from the Juvenile Court, as to matters described in section 3402, subsection 1, paragraph A only, may be appealed to the Law Court by an aggrieved party. An appeal by the State under this paragraph shall be subject to section 2115-A, subsections 5 and 8. [1979, c. 681, §34 (AMD).]

B. [1997, c. 645, §15 (RP).]

C. Appeals pursuant to this subsection shall be taken in the same manner as appeals following a judgment of conviction of an adult in Superior Court, except as otherwise provided by rule promulgated by the Supreme Judicial Court. [1979, c. 681, §35 (AMD).]

[ 1997, c. 645, §15 (AMD) .]

3. Appeal from a bind-over order of the Juvenile Court. A bind-over order of the Juvenile Court by a party specified in section 3402, subsection 2 may be reviewed only by the Law Court pursuant to an appeal of a judgment of conviction in Superior Court following bind-over.

[ 1997, c. 645, §16 (NEW) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1977, c. 520, §1 (NEW). 1979, c. 512, §14 (RPR). 1979, c. 681, §§34,35 (AMD). 1997, c. 645, §§15,16 (AMD). 1997, c. 645, §15 (AMD). 1997, c. 645, §16 (AMD).