Massachusetts Chapter 278 — Trials and Proceedings Before Judgment

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 1— Trial list of criminal cases, adding cases to list
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 2— Trial of issues of fact
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 4— Oaths of jurors
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 5— Affirmation of jurors
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 6— Repealed, 1979, 344, Sec. 43
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 6A— Testimony concerning ownership in cases involving motor vehicle theft or fraudulent claims; preservation of testimony
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 7— Burden to prove license or admission to practice as attorney at law
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 8— Justification in libel cases
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 8A— Killing or injuring a person unlawfully in a dwelling; defense
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 9— Proof of ownership of property
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 10— Night time; definition
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 11— Directed verdict; setting aside verdict, new trial or finding of guilty of included offense
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 11A— Habitual criminals; separate trial on issue of prior conviction
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 12— Acquittal of part of crime and conviction of residue
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 13— Repealed, 1970, 888, Sec. 8
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 14— Liability for fees of person acquitted
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 15— Discontinuance of prosecution under by-laws, ordinances, etc
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 16— Assignment of counsel for inmates of institutions for reformation of juvenile offenders
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 16A— Exclusion of public from trial for sex offenses involving minors under age of eighteen
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 16B— Exclusion of public from trial of criminal proceeding involving husband and wife
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 16C— Exclusion of public from trial involving crime of incest or rape
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 16D— Child witness testimony; videotaping or transmission by simultaneous electronic means in certain cases
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 16E— Repealed, 1994, 352, Sec. 2
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 16F— Expedited trials of sex crimes involving minor children as victims or witnesses; continuance; impact statement
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 17— Repealed, 1979, 344, Sec. 43B
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 18— Pleas of not guilty, guilty or nolo contendere; requests for specific disposition; pretrial motions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 18A— Repealed, 1978, 478, Sec. 303
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 21— Repealed, 1955, 131, Sec. 10
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 22— Repealed, 1992, 379, Sec. 194
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 23— Certain acts or omissions by defendant not admissible against him in criminal trial
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 27— Repealed, 1979, 344, Sec. 43B
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 28— Appeal to supreme judicial court
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 28A— Appellate division of superior court for review of sentences
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 28B— Right of appeal to appellate division; time limit; stay of execution of sentence; jurisdiction; review of judgment, etc.; disposition
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 28C— Amendment of judgment; resentencing or other disposition
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 28D— Repealed, 2007, 61, Sec. 31
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 28E— Appeals by commonwealth
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 29B— Withdrawal of uncounseled guilty plea
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 29C— Repealed, 1979, 344, Sec. 48
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 29D— Conviction upon plea of guilty, nolo contendere or an admission to sufficient facts; motion to vacate
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 33E— Capital cases; review by supreme judicial court
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 34— Motions in arrest of judgment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 35— Trial of male and female prisoners