{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-262-60","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 262, § 60","heading":"Witnesses' fees; refusal in certain cases","body":"Section 60. If, on the trial of a criminal case, it appears that a witness has induced the defendant to commit the crime with which he is charged with intent to appear as a witness against him, the court or magistrate may in his discretion refuse to allow him his fees.","path":["Part III","Title VI","Chapter 262"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleVI/Chapter262/Section60","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:09Z","sha256":"c1e8bb6332a9a0842f059633fd7a1a684dd6beef005a80b047277a3e09af9ea7","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-262-59","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-262-61"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}