{"data":{"id":"us-me/15-m.r.s.-1259","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"15 M.R.S. §1259","heading":"Challenges for cause","body":"Challenges for cause shall be allowed to the prosecuting officer and the accused as in civil cases, but no member of a grand jury finding an indictment shall sit on the trial thereof, if challenged therefor by the accused.","path":["TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL","PART 3: TRIALS","CHAPTER 203: JURIES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/15/title15sec1259.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:27Z","sha256":"0e928c26cfcdaa5adcf7401889cbd5f505a5a92451fa7d5209f1ec9b38f066ec","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/15-m.r.s.-1258-a","next":"us-me/15-m.r.s.-1260"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}