{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-278-11","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 11","heading":"Directed verdict; setting aside verdict, new trial or finding of guilty of included offense","body":"Section 11. If a motion for a directed verdict of not guilty is denied and the case is submitted to the jury and a verdict of guilty is returned, the judge may on a renewed motion for a directed verdict of not guilty pursuant to the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure set aside the verdict and order a new trial, or order the entry of a finding of guilty of any offense included in the offense charged in the indictment or complaint.","path":["Part IV","Title II","Chapter 278"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleII/Chapter278/Section11","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:22Z","sha256":"0c3c75adf667c6a9d94e6b1fc63c4cc3e528a0eeffbac9a59c0731507beed587","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-278-10","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-278-11a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}