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Chapter 279

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 279

Judgment and Execution

1Suspension of execution; payment of fine; probation; revocation of suspension; exceptions 1ASuspension of execution of sentence; probation; child support payments 1BFunds collection and disbursement; single point for clerk-magistrate and probation offices 2Suspension of execution of orders of commitment to Massachusetts reformatory, etc.3Arrest without warrant of person on probation; notice of surrender; surrender hearing; warrant for arrest of persons already imprisoned; application for disposition; temporary custody 3AMotion of district attorney for sentence 4Imposition of sentence; stay of execution 4BNotice to victim of sentencing proceedings; oral or written statements 5Sentence if no punishment is provided by statute 6Sentence to jail or house of correction 6ASpecial sentence of imprisonment; eligible offenders; revocation or rescission of special sentence; subsequent crimes 6BConsideration of defendant's status as primary caregiver of dependent child before imposing sentence 7Sentence to jail or house of correction for non-payment of fine 8Commitments upon two or more sentences 8ADetermination of time of taking effect of sentence; ''from and after'' sentence 8BCommission of crime while released on personal recognizance; consecutive sentence 9Second sentence for non-payment of fine 10Conditional sentence 11Punishment by imprisonment only or by fine only when law prescribes both 12Recognizance of husband convicted of assault upon wife 13Recognizance to keep the peace or to be of good behavior 14Recognizance; filing; proceedings on breach of condition 15Sentence to jail or house of correction in any county 16Sentencing of female to Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Framingham 19Place of imprisonment of females convicted of felony 20Execution of sentence of imprisonment of females sentenced to confinement at hard labor 23Limitation of sentences of males to jails or houses of correction 24Indeterminate sentence to state prison; determination of sentence for offender aged fourteen through seventeen 25Punishment of habitual criminals 26Further sentence of convict in state prison 27Immediate execution of sentence to state prison of convict sentenced to jail or house of correction 30Vacation of office from time of sentence to state prison 33ACredit for days of confinement awaiting and during trial 34Delivery to sheriff of certified transcript from minutes of court of conviction and sentence; execution of sentence 35Transmission of complaint or indictment to correctional institution 36Sentences to state farm 37Setting out statutory name of crime in warrant for commitment 38Powers of sheriff or constable in execution of warrant of commitment 39Return of precept to magistrate 40Service of new warrant of commitment upon convict 41Default of corporation 42Warrant of distress to compel payment of penalty or assessment 57Death sentence; pronouncement or revocation of stay; warrant of conviction; execution of sentence; certified copy of record to governor 58Death sentence confinement; psychiatric examination; transfer or failure to transfer to general prison population; appeal; hearing; annual record review; court order 59Execution of death sentence; time constraints 60Means of execution of death sentence 61Capital crime conviction; imposition of sentence; insane and pregnant persons 62Delay in execution of death sentence; insanity or pregnancy of prisoner; psychiatric examination and written certification 63Delay in execution of death sentence; consideration of pardon 64Judicial stay of execution of death sentence; final determination of judicial questions 65Witnesses; execution of death sentence 66Execution of death sentence; post mortem examination 67Warrant for execution of death sentence; return to clerk of court after execution 68Special jury questions for first degree murder; presentence hearing upon conviction for consideration of death penalty; consideration by jury of aggravating and mitigating circumstances; determination by jury; sentence by court; validity of conviction 69Aggravating and mitigating circumstances in death penalty cases 70Death penalty imposed; jury findings necessary 71Review of death sentence; remand; reversal; affirmation