{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-277-65","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 277, § 65","heading":"Service of copy of indictment for murder on prisoner, etc.","body":"Section 65. After the finding of an indictment for murder, the defendant, if in custody, shall forthwith be served by the sheriff or his deputy with a copy thereof and with an order of the court notifying him that the indictment will be entered forthwith upon the docket of the superior court for the county where found.","path":["Part IV","Title II","Chapter 277"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleII/Chapter277/Section65","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:21Z","sha256":"555119d3b3200cce479fec4574b1faa372adb20199bda295d24d2bf52afc68bf","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-277-64","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-277-66"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}