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Part IV - Crimes, Punishmen...
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Title II - Proceedings in C...
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Chapter 278 - Trials and Proceedings Before Jud...
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 4 - Oaths of Jurors
Section 5 - Affirmation of Jurors
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 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 16f - Expedited Trials of Sex Crimes Involving Minor Children as Victims or Witnesses; Continuance; Impact Statement
Section 18 - Pleas of Not Guilty, Guilty or Nolo Contendere; Requests for Specific Disposition; Pretrial Motions
Section 23 - Certain Acts or Omissions by Defendant Not Admissible Against Him in Criminal Trial
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 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 29b - Withdrawal of Uncounseled Guilty Plea
Section 29d - Conviction Upon Plea of Guilty, Nolo Contendere or an Admission to Sufficient Facts; Motion to Vacate
Section 33e - Capital Cases; Review by Supreme Judicial Court
Section 34 - Motions in Arrest of Judgment
Section 35 - Trial of Male and Female Prisoners