{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-258b-13","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 258B, § 13","heading":"Failure to provide rights, privileges, or notice to victim; no grounds for appeal of or objection to conviction","body":"Section 13. A defendant or person convicted of a criminal or delinquency offense against the victim shall have no standing to object to any failure to comply with this chapter, and the failure to provide a right, privilege or notice to a victim under this chapter shall not be grounds for the defendant or person convicted of a criminal or delinquency offense to seek to have the conviction or sentence set aside.","path":["Part III","Title IV","Chapter 258B"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/Chapter258B/Section13","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:06Z","sha256":"250b72ed9cd956589fd82e9e1c240f34af1f2eeab140f3766803c8a8a05f10b7","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-258b-12","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-258c-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}