{"data":{"id":"us-me/15-m.r.s.-3401","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"15 M.R.S. §3401","heading":"Appeals structure and goals","body":"1.  Structure.  Except as otherwise provided, appeals from the juvenile court are to the Supreme Judicial Court.\n2.  Goals of juvenile appellate structure.  The goals of the juvenile appellate structure are:\nA.  To correct errors in the application and interpretation of law;\nB.  To insure substantial uniformity of treatment to persons in like situations; and\nC.  To provide for review of juvenile court decisions so that the legislatively defined purposes of the juvenile justice system as a whole are realized.\n3.  No right to jury trial.\n4.  Rules.","path":["TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL","PART 6: MAINE JUVENILE CODE","CHAPTER 509: APPEALS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/15/title15sec3401.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:27Z","sha256":"497b1cdf374bcbd758c142dfe08ff84bdde51020992481a0ec193c0530e8d5d8","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/15-m.r.s.-3319","next":"us-me/15-m.r.s.-3402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}