Maine · Maine Revised Statutes — Title 17-A, Maine Criminal Code
Me. Rev. Stat. (Criminal Code) § 361-A: Permissible inferences against accused
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes evidentiary rules allowing courts to draw permissible inferences of guilt for theft, robbery, and burglary based on proof of exclusive possession of recently taken property, concealment of unpurchased merchandise, or control of property obtained through undue influence or from vulnerable persons.
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