Notwithstanding any other provision of law: [PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).] 1. All proceedings for Class A, B and C crimes must be prosecuted by indictment, unless indictment is waived, in which case prosecution must be as the Supreme Judicial Court provides by rule; [PL 1997, c. 4, §2 (AMD).] 2. All proceedings for murder shall be prosecuted by indictment; and [PL 1977, c. 510, §19 (AMD).] 3. The District Courts have jurisdiction to try civil violations and Class D and E crimes and to impose sentence in Class A, B and C crimes in which the District Court has accepted a plea of guilty. [PL 2005, c. 326, §2 (AMD); PL 2005, c. 326, §5 (AFF).]
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