Lawyers Object to Delay of Trials ; a Coalition Prepares to Sue If the State Suspends Criminal Proceedings Because of a Budget Gap.
Portland Press Herald › March 03, 2008
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A coalition of defense lawyers and civil rights advocates is preparing to sue the state if the judicial branch suspends all criminal trials for six weeks this spring.
The proposed moratorium is one of the emergency cost-cutting ideas under review by legislators and Gov. John Baldacci. They face a state budget gap estimated at $225 million over the current two- year cycle.See the full content of this document
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Lawyers Object to Delay of Trials ; a Coalition Prepares to Sue If the State Suspends Criminal Proceedings Because of a Budget Gap.
While other states in recent years have suspended trials because of budget woes, it would be an unprecedented move for Maine's legal system.
"It's unheard of," said Walt McKee, an Augusta lawyer who is president of the Maine Association o...See the full content of this document
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