{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-263-5","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 263, § 5","heading":"Counsel; right of accused","body":"Section 5. A person accused of crime shall at his trial be allowed to be heard by counsel, to defend himself, to produce witnesses and proofs in his favor and to meet the witnesses produced against him face to face.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 263"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter263/Section5","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:09Z","sha256":"227825aa0a047d1c1ef1f3ca9bc811e0cf1dec73a64599ece3926d76641a596d","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-263-4a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-263-5a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}