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Chapter 278

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278

Trials and Proceedings Before Judgment

1Trial list of criminal cases, adding cases to list 2Trial of issues of fact 4Oaths of jurors 5Affirmation of jurors 6ATestimony concerning ownership in cases involving motor vehicle theft or fraudulent claims; preservation of testimony 7Burden to prove license or admission to practice as attorney at law 8Justification in libel cases 8AKilling or injuring a person unlawfully in a dwelling; defense 9Proof of ownership of property 10Night time; definition 11Directed verdict; setting aside verdict, new trial or finding of guilty of included offense 11AHabitual criminals; separate trial on issue of prior conviction 12Acquittal of part of crime and conviction of residue 14Liability for fees of person acquitted 15Discontinuance of prosecution under by-laws, ordinances, etc.16Assignment of counsel for inmates of institutions for reformation of juvenile offenders 16AExclusion of public from trial for sex offenses involving minors under age of eighteen 16BExclusion of public from trial of criminal proceeding involving husband and wife 16CExclusion of public from trial involving crime of incest or rape 16DChild witness testimony; videotaping or transmission by simultaneous electronic means in certain cases 16FExpedited trials of sex crimes involving minor children as victims or witnesses; continuance; impact statement 18Pleas of not guilty, guilty or nolo contendere; requests for specific disposition; pretrial motions 23Certain acts or omissions by defendant not admissible against him in criminal trial 28Appeal to supreme judicial court 28AAppellate division of superior court for review of sentences 28BRight of appeal to appellate division; time limit; stay of execution of sentence; jurisdiction; review of judgment, etc.; disposition 28CAmendment of judgment; resentencing or other disposition 28EAppeals by commonwealth 28D1/2Salary of clerk and assistant clerks of appellate division; designation and salary of clerical assistant in matters pertaining to business of appellate division 29BWithdrawal of uncounseled guilty plea 29DConviction upon plea of guilty, nolo contendere or an admission to sufficient facts; motion to vacate 33ECapital cases; review by supreme judicial court 34Motions in arrest of judgment 35Trial of male and female prisoners