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Massachusetts Statutes

§ 28 — Appeal to supreme judicial court

Massachusetts § 28
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IVCRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES
Title IIPROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES
Ch. 278TRIALS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE JUDGMENT

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 28 (2026).

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Section 28. A defendant aggrieved by a judgment of the district court or of the superior court in any criminal proceeding may appeal therefrom to the supreme judicial court.

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