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SJC invites comments on proposed amendment to the Maine Rules of Evidence to add an exception to the rule against hearsay. Comments due by February 14, 2025.
Date: 1/17/2025
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court invites comments on a proposed amendment to Rule 804 of the Maine Rules of Evidence to allow the admission of a hearsay statement offered against a party that wrongfully caused the declarant to be unavailable as a witness.
The proposed amendment is available at the links below.
Any comments must be filed with the Executive Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, February 14, 2025. Comments may be in writing, mailed to the address below, or in an email sent to lawcourt.clerk@courts.maine.gov. If the comments are in an attachment to the email, the attachment must be a document in native (text-based and not scanned) portable document format (.pdf). The Clerk's Office will acknowledge receipt of the email via reply email.
All comments must contain (1) the name and mailing address of the individual submitting the comments and (2) the name, mailing address, and primary telephone number of the organization (if any) on whose behalf the comments are submitted. An individual need not be an attorney to submit comments individually or on behalf of an organization.
Comments are public documents and may be posted on the Court's website.
Dated: January 17, 2025
Matthew Pollack
Executive Clerk
Maine Supreme Judicial Court
205 Newbury Street Room 139
Portland, Maine 04101
(207) 822-4146