General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 211E Massachusetts Sentencing Commission

• Massachusetts General Laws - Massachusetts sentencing commission; members; powers and duties - Chapter 211E, Section 1
  (a) There is established, as an independent commission in the judicial branch of the commonwealth, a Massachusetts sentencing commission which shall consist of nine voting...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Purpose of sentencing commission - Chapter 211E, Section 2
  The purposes of the Massachusetts sentencing commission shall be to recommend sentencing policies and practices for the commonwealth which: (1) punish the offender justly; (2)...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Recommended sentencing guidelines - Chapter 211E, Section 3
  (a) (1) The commission, by affirmative vote of at least six members of the commission and consistent with all pertinent provisions of this chapter and...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Review of sentence - Chapter 211E, Section 4
  (a) A defendant may file a notice of appeal for review of an otherwise final sentence if: (1) the sentence was imposed in violation of...

Last modified: September 11, 2015