General Laws of Massachusetts (Last Updated: January 16, 2020) |
PART IV CRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGSIN CRIMINAL CASES |
TITLE II. PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES |
CHAPTER 278. TRIALS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE JUDGMENT |
SECTION 4. Oaths of jurors
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The following oath shall be administered to the jurors for the trial of all criminal cases which are not capital:
You shall well and truly try the issue between the commonwealth and the defendant, (or the defendants, as the case may be,) according to your evidence; so help you God.
The following oath shall be administered to the jurors for the trial of capital cases:
You shall well and truly try, and true deliverance make, between the commonwealth and the prisoner at the bar, whom you shall have in charge, according to your evidence; so help you God.