{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-277-55","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 277, § 55","heading":"Compensation of counsel of prisoner","body":"Section 55. A justice of the court, sitting at the trial or other proceedings upon an indictment for murder, may allow reasonable compensation for the services of counsel assigned to defend the prisoner if he is otherwise unable to procure counsel, and such compensation shall be paid by the county where the indictment is found.","path":["Part IV","Title II","Chapter 277"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleII/Chapter277/Section55","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:21Z","sha256":"e4c7996f3f47a7afc7f9981d73537ceb21c7a9bce938a7eb57f8375d603ff90f","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-277-54","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-277-56"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}