by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Massachusetts
(Applicable to District Court and Superior Court)(a) General Provisions.(1) Order of Priorities. The trial of defendants in custody awaiting trial and defendants whose pretrial liberty is reasonably believed to present unusual risks to society shall be given...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Massachusetts
(Applicable to District Court and Superior Court)(a) General Applicability. Whenever due to exceptional circumstances, and after a showing of materiality and relevance, it is deemed to be in the interest of justice that the testimony of a prospective witness of the...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Massachusetts
(Applicable to cases initiated on or after September 7, 2004)If, prior to trial, or, with the consent of the defendant, after conviction of the defendant, a question of law arises which the trial judge determines is so important or doubtful as to require the decision...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Massachusetts
(Applicable to District Court and Superior Court)The assignment of counsel for defendants determined to be indigent or indigent but able to contribute shall be governed by the provisions of G. L. c. 211D and Supreme Judicial Court Rule 3:10.Mass. R. Crim. P. 33
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Massachusetts
(Applicable to District Court and Superior Court)(a) Service: When Required. Written motions other than those which are heard ex parte, written notices, and similar papers shall be served upon each of the parties.(b) Service: How Made. Whenever under these rules or by...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Massachusetts
(Applicable to Superior Court and de novo trials in District Court)(a) Imprisonment. If a sentence of imprisonment is imposed upon conviction of a crime, the entry of an appeal shall not stay the execution of the sentence unless the judge imposing it or, pursuant to...
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