Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 263 § 8

Current through Chapter 89 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 263:8 - Acquittal on defective pleadings; subsequent indictments

If a person has been acquitted by reason of a variance between the indictment or complaint and the proof, or by reason of a defect of form or substance in the indictment or complaint, he may be again arraigned, tried and convicted for the same crime on a new indictment or complaint, notwithstanding such former acquittal.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 263, § 8