Massachusetts Code — 278
Browse 33 sections in division 278 of the Massachusetts code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 1. Trial list of criminal cases, adding cases to list
- § 2. Trial of issues of fact
- § 4. Oaths of jurors
- § 5. Affirmation of jurors
- § 6A. Testimony concerning ownership in cases involving motor vehicle theft or fraudulent claims; preservation of testimony
- § 7. Burden to prove license or admission to practice as attorney at law
- § 8. Justification in libel cases
- § 8A. Killing or injuring a person unlawfully in a dwelling; defense
- § 9. Proof of ownership of property
- § 10. Night time; definition
- § 11. Directed verdict; setting aside verdict, new trial or finding of guilty of included offense
- § 11A. Habitual criminals; separate trial on issue of prior conviction
- § 12. Acquittal of part of crime and conviction of residue
- § 14. Liability for fees of person acquitted
- § 15. Discontinuance of prosecution under by-laws, ordinances, etc.
- § 16. Assignment of counsel for inmates of institutions for reformation of juvenile offenders
- § 16A. Exclusion of public from trial for sex offenses involving minors under age of eighteen
- § 16B. Exclusion of public from trial of criminal proceeding involving husband and wife
- § 16C. Exclusion of public from trial involving crime of incest or rape
- § 16D. Child witness testimony; videotaping or transmission by simultaneous electronic means in certain cases
- § 16F. Expedited trials of sex crimes involving minor children as victims or witnesses; continuance; impact statement
- § 18. Pleas of not guilty, guilty or nolo contendere; requests for specific disposition; pretrial motions
- § 23. Certain acts or omissions by defendant not admissible against him in criminal trial
- § 28. Appeal to supreme judicial court
- § 28A. Appellate division of superior court for review of sentences
- § 28B. Right of appeal to appellate division; time limit; stay of execution of sentence; jurisdiction; review of judgment, etc.; disposition
- § 28C. Amendment of judgment; resentencing or other disposition
- § 28E. Appeals by commonwealth
- § 29B. Withdrawal of uncounseled guilty plea
- § 29D. Conviction upon plea of guilty, nolo contendere or an admission to sufficient facts; motion to vacate
- § 33E. Capital cases; review by supreme judicial court
- § 34. Motions in arrest of judgment
- § 35. Trial of male and female prisoners