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2019 Massachusetts General Laws
Part IV - Crimes, Punishments and Proceedings in Criminal Cases
Title II - Proceedings in Criminal Cases
Chapter 278 - Trials and Proceedings Before Judgment
- Section 1 - Trial List of Criminal Cases, Adding Cases to List
- Section 2 - Trial of Issues of Fact
- Section 2a, 3 - Repealed, 1979, 344, Sec. 43
- Section 4 - Oaths of Jurors
- Section 5 - Affirmation of Jurors
- Section 6 - Repealed, 1979, 344, Sec. 43
- Section 6a - Testimony Concerning Ownership in Cases Involving Motor Vehicle Theft or Fraudulent Claims; Preservation of Testimony
- Section 7 - Burden to Prove License or Admission to Practice as Attorney at Law
- Section 8 - Justification in Libel Cases
- Section 8a - Killing or Injuring a Person Unlawfully in a Dwelling; Defense
- Section 9 - Proof of Ownership of Property
- Section 10 - Night Time; Definition
- Section 11 - Directed Verdict; Setting Aside Verdict, New Trial or Finding of Guilty of Included Offense
- Section 11a - Habitual Criminals; Separate Trial on Issue of Prior Conviction
- Section 12 - Acquittal of Part of Crime and Conviction of Residue
- Section 13 - Repealed, 1970, 888, Sec. 8
- Section 14 - Liability for Fees of Person Acquitted
- Section 15 - Discontinuance of Prosecution Under By-Laws, Ordinances, Etc.
- Section 16 - Assignment of Counsel for Inmates of Institutions for Reformation of Juvenile Offenders
- Section 16a - Exclusion of Public From Trial for Sex Offenses Involving Minors Under Age of Eighteen
- Section 16b - Exclusion of Public From Trial of Criminal Proceeding Involving Husband and Wife
- Section 16c - Exclusion of Public From Trial Involving Crime of Incest or Rape
- Section 16d - Child Witness Testimony; Videotaping or Transmission by Simultaneous Electronic Means in Certain Cases
- Section 16e - Repealed, 1994, 352, Sec. 2
- Section 16f - Expedited Trials of Sex Crimes Involving Minor Children as Victims or Witnesses; Continuance; Impact Statement
- Section 17 - Repealed, 1979, 344, Sec. 43b
- Section 18 - Pleas of Not Guilty, Guilty or Nolo Contendere; Requests for Specific Disposition; Pretrial Motions
- Section 18a - Repealed, 1978, 478, Sec. 303
- Section 19, 20 - Repealed, 1992, 379, Sec. 194
- Section 21 - Repealed, 1955, 131, Sec. 10
- Section 22 - Repealed, 1992, 379, Sec. 194
- Section 23 - Certain Acts or Omissions by Defendant Not Admissible Against Him in Criminal Trial
- Section 24 To 26 - Repealed, 1992, 379, Sec. 196
- Section 27 - Repealed, 1979, 344, Sec. 43b
- Section 28 - Appeal to Supreme Judicial Court
- Section 28a - Appellate Division of Superior Court for Review of Sentences
- Section 28b - Right of Appeal to Appellate Division; Time Limit; Stay of Execution of Sentence; Jurisdiction; Review of Judgment, etc.; Disposition
- Section 28c - Amendment of Judgment; Resentencing or Other Disposition
- Section 28d - Repealed, 2007, 61, Sec. 31
- Section 28d1/2 - Salary of Clerk and Assistant Clerks of Appellate Division; Designation and Salary of Clerical Assistant in Matters Pertaining to Business of Appellate Division
- Section 28e - Appeals by Commonwealth
- Section 29, 29a - Repealed, 1979, 344, Sec. 46
- Section 29b - Withdrawal of Uncounseled Guilty Plea
- Section 29c - Repealed, 1979, 344, Sec. 48
- Section 29d - Conviction Upon Plea of Guilty, Nolo Contendere or an Admission to Sufficient Facts; Motion to Vacate
- Section 30 To 31c - Repealed, 1979, 344, Sec. 48
- Section 32 To 33d - Repealed, 1979, 346, Sec. 1
- Section 33e - Capital Cases; Review by Supreme Judicial Court
- Section 33f To 33h - Repealed, 1979, 346, Sec. 3
- Section 34 - Motions in Arrest of Judgment
- Section 35 - Trial of Male and Female Prisoners
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