{"data":{"id":"us-me/15-m.r.s.-1202","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"15 M.R.S. §1202","heading":"Postponement or continuance","body":"The trial of any criminal case, except for a crime punishable by imprisonment for life, may be postponed by the court to a future day of the same term, or the jury may be discharged therefrom and the case continued, if justice will thereby be promoted.","path":["TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL","PART 3: TRIALS","CHAPTER 201: GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/15/title15sec1202.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:27Z","sha256":"b536cbe91c317b2cc10f74a902d6671227c54b900396a56d84228710a157b4e7","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/15-m.r.s.-1201","next":"us-me/15-m.r.s.-1203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}