Maine Statutes
§ 14 §5523 — Proceedings in court
Maine § 14 §5523
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Bluebook
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 14 §5523 (2026).
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The party imprisoned or restrained may deny allegations of fact in the return or statement and may allege other material facts. The court or justice may, in a summary way, examine the cause of imprisonment or restraint, hear evidence produced on either side, and if no legal cause is shown for such imprisonment or restraint, the court or justice shall discharge him, except as provided in section 5516.
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§ 14 §5501
Right to writ§ 14 §5502
Post-conviction habeas corpus§ 14 §5504
Contents of petition§ 14 §5505
Further pleadings and procedure§ 14 §5506
Counsel for indigent petitioners§ 14 §5509
Minors in armed forces entitled to writ§ 14 §5512
Writ not available§ 14 §5513
Application§ 14 §5514
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Maine § 14 §5523, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/me/14%20%C2%A75523.