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Many people think that the only way to get charged for operating under the influence (OUI) in Maine is to drive while drunk. However, this is not the case. Instead, you can get arrested, charged, and convicted for OUI if you’re under the influence of an intoxicant of any kind.

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One of the things that courtroom dramas and movies don’t capture about a trial is how structured and controlled they are. Everything that happens in a criminal trial is meticulously designed to ensure the truth comes out. Perhaps the most important aspect of this is how both the evidence and

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One of the problems of living in a country with an adversarial justice system, rather than an inquisitorial one, is that you can count on the prosecutor doing all that he or she can to convict you and pursue the maximum sentence. In this kind of judicial system that is,

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In Maine, “criminal speed” means you have exceeded the speed limit by 30mph or more. For example, if the speed limit is 75 mph and you are traveling at 105 or 110mph, you have now committed a criminal offense. This is a big deal. If you are only traveling 15mph

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Anyone who has watched a courtroom drama like Law and Order on TV has a basic understanding of how the justice system in the United States is structured: There’s the prosecutor or the plaintiff, on the one side, and on the other side is the defendant and criminal defense attorney.

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