Massachusetts · Massachusetts General Laws — Part IV, Title II, Criminal Procedure
Mass. Gen. Laws (Crim. Proc.) § 278:33E: Capital cases; review by supreme judicial court
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes the appellate review procedure in capital cases involving murder in the first degree or habitual offender convictions, allowing the supreme judicial court to order new trials or reduce verdicts based on legal error or evidence concerns.
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