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Section 1Trial list of criminal cases, adding cases to list
Section 2Trial of issues of fact
Section 2A, 3Repealed, 1979, 344, Sec. 43
Section 4Oaths of jurors
Section 5Affirmation of jurors
Section 6Repealed, 1979, 344, Sec. 43
Section 6ATestimony concerning ownership in cases involving motor vehicle theft or fraudulent claims; preservation of testimony
Section 7Burden to prove license or admission to practice as attorney at law
Section 8Justification in libel cases
Section 8AKilling or injuring a person unlawfully in a dwelling; defense
Section 9Proof of ownership of property
Section 10Night time; definition
Section 11Directed verdict; setting aside verdict, new trial or finding of guilty of included offense
Section 11AHabitual criminals; separate trial on issue of prior conviction
Section 12Acquittal of part of crime and conviction of residue
Section 13Repealed, 1970, 888, Sec. 8
Section 14Liability for fees of person acquitted
Section 15Discontinuance of prosecution under by-laws, ordinances, etc.
Section 16Assignment of counsel for inmates of institutions for reformation of juvenile offenders
Section 16AExclusion of public from trial for sex offenses involving minors under age of eighteen
Section 16BExclusion of public from trial of criminal proceeding involving husband and wife
Section 16CExclusion of public from trial involving crime of incest or rape
Section 16DChild witness testimony; videotaping or transmission by simultaneous electronic means in certain cases
Section 16ERepealed, 1994, 352, Sec. 2
Section 16FExpedited trials of sex crimes involving minor children as victims or witnesses; continuance; impact statement
Section 17Repealed, 1979, 344, Sec. 43B
Section 18Pleas of not guilty, guilty or nolo contendere; requests for specific disposition; pretrial motions
Section 18ARepealed, 1978, 478, Sec. 303
Section 19, 20Repealed, 1992, 379, Sec. 194
Section 21Repealed, 1955, 131, Sec. 10
Section 22Repealed, 1992, 379, Sec. 194
Section 23Certain acts or omissions by defendant not admissible against him in criminal trial
Section 24 to 26Repealed, 1992, 379, Sec. 196
Section 27Repealed, 1979, 344, Sec. 43B
Section 28Appeal to supreme judicial court
Section 28AAppellate division of superior court for review of sentences
Section 28BRight of appeal to appellate division; time limit; stay of execution of sentence; jurisdiction; review of judgment, etc.; disposition
Section 28CAmendment of judgment; resentencing or other disposition
Section 28DRepealed, 2007, 61, Sec. 31
Section 28D1/2Salary of clerk of appellate division
Section 28EAppeals by commonwealth
Section 29, 29ARepealed, 1979, 344, Sec. 46
Section 29BWithdrawal of uncounseled guilty plea
Section 29CRepealed, 1979, 344, Sec. 48
Section 29DConviction upon plea of guilty, nolo contendere or an admission to sufficient facts; motion to vacate
Section 30 to 31CRepealed, 1979, 344, Sec. 48
Section 32 to 33DRepealed, 1979, 346, Sec. 1
Section 33ECapital cases; review by supreme judicial court
Section 33F to 33HRepealed, 1979, 346, Sec. 3
Section 34Motions in arrest of judgment
Section 35Trial of male and female prisoners