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- Section 2A, 3 Repealed, 1979, 344, Sec. 43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- Section 6 Repealed, 1979, 344, Sec. 43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- Section 13 Repealed, 1970, 888, Sec. 8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- Section 16E Repealed, 1994, 352, Sec. 2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- Section 17 Repealed, 1979, 344, Sec. 43B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- Section 18A Repealed, 1978, 478, Sec. 303
- Section 19, 20 Repealed, 1992, 379, Sec. 194
- Section 21 Repealed, 1955, 131, Sec. 10
- Section 22 Repealed, 1992, 379, Sec. 194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- Section 24 to 26 Repealed, 1992, 379, Sec. 196
- Section 27 Repealed, 1979, 344, Sec. 43B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