Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 277 § 55
Current through Chapter 231 of the 2024
A justice of the court, sitting at the trial or other proceedings upon an indictment for murder, may allow reasonable compensation for the services of counsel assigned to defend the prisoner if he is otherwise unable to procure counsel, and such compensation shall be paid by the county where the indictment is found.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 277, § 55