Massachusetts General Laws
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, § 38C (2026)
Felonies in correctional institutions; notice to district attorney
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Section 38C. Whenever the superintendent of a correctional institution of the commonwealth determines that a felony has been committed therein, he shall forthwith notify the district attorney for the county in which such institution is located.
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case, 1996–1996 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Smith, 667 N.E.2d 1160 (Mass. App. Ct. 1996).
Commonwealth v. Smith, 667 N.E.2d 1160 (Mass. App. Ct. 1996). “The defendant now offered in support of his motion six reports against inmates for possession of weapons in which there was disciplinary punishment but reference was not made to the district attorney — this, despite G. L. c. 127, § 38C (inserted by St. 1960, c.”
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