{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-277-56","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 277, § 56","heading":"Expenses of counsel of prisoner","body":"Section 56. The reasonable expenses incurred and paid by counsel assigned by the court for the defense of a person indicted for murder, who is otherwise unable to procure counsel, shall be paid by the commonwealth after approval by a justice sitting at the trial or other proceedings of the case.","path":["Part IV","Title II","Chapter 277"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleII/Chapter277/Section56","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:21Z","sha256":"646af04c0ba4afb5ced066dc952094ab4424d867bbeaedacf69b66c12fa11240","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-277-55","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-277-57"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}