# Me. R. Evid. 105: Rule 105. LIMITING EVIDENCE THAT IS NOT ADMISSIBLE AGAINST

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_ME_EVID_R105

## Section

- **Citation:** Me. R. Evid. 105
- **Heading:** Rule 105. LIMITING EVIDENCE THAT IS NOT ADMISSIBLE AGAINST
- **Jurisdiction:** Maine
- **Kind:** Court rules
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Maine Rules of Court / Maine Rules of Evidence / Me. R. Evid. 105

## Text

OTHER PARTIES OR FOR OTHER PURPOSES

If the court admits evidence that is admissible against a party or for a
purpose—but not against another party or for another purpose—the court, on
timely request, must restrict the evidence to its proper scope and instruct the
jury accordingly.

In a criminal case tried to a jury, evidence inadmissible as to one defendant
must not be admitted as to other defendants unless all references to the
defendant as to whom it is inadmissible have been effectively deleted.

Maine Restyling Note [November 2014]

The language of the first sentence of Maine Rule 105 is identical to
Federal Rule 105. Maine’s second sentence is to implement Maine’s version of
the holding in Bruton v. United States, 391 U.S. 123, 126 (1968), which has
been carried over into the restyled Rules.

Federal Advisory Committee Note

The language of Rule 105 has been amended as part of the restyling of
the Evidence Rules to make them more easily understood and to make style
and terminology consistent throughout the rules. These changes are intended

to be stylistic only. There is no intent to change any result in any ruling on
evidence admissibility.
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## Nearby sections

- [Me. R. Evid. 101 Rule 101. APPLICABILITY; DEFINITIONS; TITLE](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_ME_EVID_R101.md)
- [Me. R. Evid. 102 Rule 102. PURPOSE](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_ME_EVID_R102.md)
- [Me. R. Evid. 103 Rule 103. RULINGS ON EVIDENCE](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_ME_EVID_R103.md)
- [Me. R. Evid. 104 Rule 104. PRELIMINARY QUESTIONS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_ME_EVID_R104.md)
- [Me. R. Evid. 105 Rule 105. LIMITING EVIDENCE THAT IS NOT ADMISSIBLE AGAINST](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_ME_EVID_R105.md)
- [Me. R. Evid. 106 Rule 106. REMAINDER OF OR RELATED WRITINGS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_ME_EVID_R106.md)
- [Me. R. Evid. 201 Rule 201. JUDICIAL NOTICE OF ADJUDICATIVE FACTS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_ME_EVID_R201.md)
- [Me. R. Evid. 301 Rule 301. PRESUMPTIONS IN CIVIL CASES GENERALLY](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_ME_EVID_R301.md)
- [Me. R. Evid. 302 Rule 302. PRESUMPTION OF LEGITIMACY](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_ME_EVID_R302.md)
- [Me. R. Evid. 303 Rule 303. PRESUMPTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_ME_EVID_R303.md)
- [Me. R. Evid. 401 Rule 401. TEST FOR RELEVANT EVIDENCE](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_ME_EVID_R401.md)
- [Me. R. Evid. 402 Rule 402. GENERAL ADMISSIBILITY OF RELEVANT EVIDENCE](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_ME_EVID_R402.md)
- [Me. R. Evid. 403 Rule 403. EXCLUDING RELEVANT EVIDENCE FOR PREJUDICE,](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_ME_EVID_R403.md)
- [Me. R. Evid. 404 Rule 404. CHARACTER EVIDENCE; CRIMES OR OTHER ACTS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_ME_EVID_R404.md)

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