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Maine · Through October 1, 2025

14 M.R.S. §5536: No rearrest after discharge

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  1. TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL
  2. PART 6: EXTRAORDINARY WRITS
  3. CHAPTER 609: HABEAS CORPUS

No person discharged by post-conviction review, except as provided in Title 15, chapter 305‑A, shall be again imprisoned or restrained for the same cause, unless indicted therefor, convicted thereof or committed for want of bail; or unless, after a discharge for defect of proof or some material defect in the commitment in a criminal case, he is arrested on sufficient proof and committed by legal process for the same offense.

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