Eliminates the crime of felony murder in Maine and removes related references in state statutes.
This bill eliminates the crime of felony murder in Maine and removes cross-references to that crime in the Maine Revised Statutes. It also mandates that transcripts of plea hearings, trial testimony, and jury instructions be provided to the Secretary of State for use in pardon hearings. The bill amends various sections of the Maine Revised Statutes Annotated to reflect the elimination of felony murder as a crime.
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