{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-280-5","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 280, § 5","heading":"Appeal briefs in criminal cases; payment of costs","body":"Section 5. In a criminal case in which questions of law are carried to the supreme judicial court, the attorney general or district attorney may have necessary copies of the brief for the commonwealth printed, and the expense thereof shall be paid in the same manner as other expenses in the case.","path":["Part IV","Title II","Chapter 280"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleII/Chapter280/Section5","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:23Z","sha256":"d4bcd9f797e35ed17dfcb5a49d98bc01f77150ff80a24f71d5b0910e1aa61c79","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-280-4","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-280-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}