by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Massachusetts
(Applicable to District Court and Superior Court)A wilful violation by counsel of the provisions of these rules or of an order issued pursuant to these rules shall subject counsel to such sanctions as the court shall deem appropriate, including citation for contempt...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Massachusetts
(Applicable to Superior Court)The justices of the Superior Court may appoint special magistrates to preside over criminal proceedings in the Superior Court. Such special magistrates shall have the powers to preside at arraignments, to set bail, to assign counsel, to...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Massachusetts
(Applicable to District Court and Superior Court)(a) Computation. In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by these rules, by order of court, or by any applicable statute or rule, the day of the act, event, or default after which the designated period of...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Massachusetts
(Applicable to District Court and Superior Court)(a) Removal of Defendant. Upon the direction of the trial judge, a defendant may be removed from the courtroom during his trial when his conduct has become so disruptive that the trial cannot proceed in an orderly...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Massachusetts
(Applicable to District Court and Superior Court)(a) Nature of the Proceedings. All criminal contempts not adjudicated pursuant to rule 43 shall be prosecuted by means of complaint, unless the prosecutor elects to proceed by indictment. Except as otherwise provided by...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Massachusetts
(Applicable to District Court and Superior Court)(a) When Warranted. A criminal contempt may be punished summarily when (1) summary punishment is necessary to maintain order in the courtroom;(2) the contemptuous conduct occurred in the presence of, and was witnessed...
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