Massachusetts Statutes
§ 17 — Notice; prisoners held for crimes
Massachusetts § 17
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IIICOURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
Title IVCERTAIN WRITS AND PROCEEDINGS IN SPECIAL CASES
Ch. 248HABEAS CORPUS AND PERSONAL LIBERTY
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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 248, § 17 (2026).
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Section 17. If it appears from the return of the writ or otherwise that the prisoner is imprisoned on a criminal accusation, he shall not be discharged until notice has been given to the attorney general or other attorney for the commonwealth.
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