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 Repealed, 1979, 344, Sec. 43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 Repealed, 1979, 344, Sec. 43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 Repealed, 1970, 888, Sec. 8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 Repealed, 1994, 352, Sec. 2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 Repealed, 1979, 344, Sec. 43B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 Repealed, 1978, 478, Sec. 303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 Repealed, 1992, 379, Sec. 194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 Repealed, 1955, 131, Sec. 10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 Repealed, 1992, 379, Sec. 194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 Repealed, 1992, 379, Sec. 196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 Repealed, 1979, 344, Sec. 43B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