Maine · Maine Revised Statutes — Title 17-A, Maine Criminal Code
Me. Rev. Stat. (Criminal Code) § 40: Procedure upon plea of not guilty coupled with plea of not criminally responsible by reason of insanity
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes the procedural rules for trials where a defendant pleads not guilty and not criminally responsible by reason of insanity, including options for two-stage or unitary trials and rules for presenting evidence on each issue.
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