Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 76 (2026)

Review and rehearing of case after judgment on recognizance

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Section 76. A court which has rendered judgment on a recognizance may, upon petition of any person interested, stating the ground relied upon and filed in said court, grant a review and a rehearing of the case, upon the surrender or recaption of the prisoner who was released, or for any sufficient cause which has occurred or been ascertained by the person interested after the rendition of such judgment, or at such time as not to have afforded opportunity for presenting the same in evidence.