Massachusetts · Massachusetts General Laws — Part IV, Title II, Criminal Procedure
Mass. Gen. Laws (Crim. Proc.) § 279:61: Capital crime conviction; imposition of sentence; insane and pregnant persons
What this law says, in plain English
Courts may delay capital sentencing if the defendant is found insane at sentencing or pregnant, with insane persons transferred to state hospitals and pregnant persons having sentencing postponed until no longer pregnant.
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