Massachusetts · Massachusetts General Laws — Part IV, Title II, Criminal Procedure
Mass. Gen. Laws (Crim. Proc.) § 278:23: Certain acts or omissions by defendant not admissible against him in criminal trial
What this law says, in plain English
This statute prohibits using a defendant's silence or failure to testify at a preliminary hearing as evidence against him at trial, and bars prosecutors from commenting on it.
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