Maine Statutes
§ 14 §5536 — No rearrest after discharge
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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Legislative History
PL 1981, c. 470, §A32 (AMD).
Nearby Sections
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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
Where writ returnable; entry of judgment