Massachusetts Statutes

§ 6 — Sentence to jail or house of correction

Massachusetts § 6

JurisdictionMassachusetts

Part IVCRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES

Title IIPROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES

Ch. 279JUDGMENT AND EXECUTION

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 279, § 6 (2026).

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Section 6. Whoever is convicted of a crime punishable wholly or in part by imprisonment in jail may be sentenced to such imprisonment in the house of correction or to confinement at hard labor either in the jail or house of correction; and if convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment in the house of correction may be sentenced to such imprisonment in a jail.

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§ 6

Sentence to jail or house of correction

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Means of execution of death sentence

§ 61

Capital crime conviction; imposition of sentence; insane and pregnant persons

§ 62

Delay in execution of death sentence; insanity or pregnancy of prisoner; psychiatric examination and written certification

§ 63

Delay in execution of death sentence; consideration of pardon

§ 64

Judicial stay of execution of death sentence; final determination of judicial questions

§ 65

Witnesses; execution of death sentence

§ 66

Execution of death sentence; post mortem examination

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Warrant for execution of death sentence; return to clerk of court after execution

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Special jury questions for first degree murder; presentence hearing upon conviction for consideration of death penalty; consideration by jury of aggravating and mitigating circumstances; determination by jury; sentence by court; validity of conviction

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Aggravating and mitigating circumstances in death penalty cases

§ 6A

Special sentence of imprisonment; eligible offenders; revocation or rescission of special sentence; subsequent crimes

§ 6B

Consideration of defendant's status as primary caregiver of dependent child before imposing sentence

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