Massachusetts General Laws
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 277, § 54 (2026)
Custody and delivery of prisoner
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Section 54. If a change of venue is ordered, the sheriff having custody of the prisoner shall forthwith deliver him to the sheriff of the county to which the venue has been changed, who shall receive and safely keep him as if the indictment had been found in such county.
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case, 1927–1927 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Handren, 158 N.E. 894 (Mass. 1927).
Commonwealth v. Handren, 158 N.E. 894 (Mass. 1927). “277, § 52; and provide that the sheriff of the county where the indictment is pending shall deliver the custody of the prisoner to the sheriff of the county to which the venue has been changed; G. L. c. 277, § 54. The jurors and the officers of the court where the indictment was…”
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