Legal Opinion

State of Maine v. Jason J. Follette

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided February 5, 2026No. Han-25-125Published

1Opinion of the Court

MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Reporter of Decisions Decision:

2026 ME 7

Docket: Han-25-125 Argued: November 12, 2025 Decided: February 5, 2026 Panel: STANFILL, C.J., and MEAD, CONNORS, LAWRENCE, DOUGLAS, and LIPEZ, JJ. STATE OF MAINE v. JASON J. FOLLETTE DOUGLAS, J. [¶1] Jason J. Follette appeals from an order of the trial court (Hancock County, Stewart, J.) denying his pretrial motion to dismiss charges based on crimes he allegedly committed in 1996. The motion asserted that the State’s delayed prosecution of the charges was barred by the statute of limitations or, alternatively, constitutes a…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. United States v. MacDonaldSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Sosniak v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  4. Bar Harbor Banking & Trust Co. v. AlexanderSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1980
  5. State v. HawkTennessee Supreme Court · 2005

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