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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 825 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 932
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Cynthia Stone Creem
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to the preservation of certain appellate rights.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Cynthia Stone CreemNorfolk and Middlesex 1 of 1
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 825 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 932
By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 932) of Cynthia Stone Creem for
legislation to preserve certain appellate rights. The Judiciary.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 968 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to the preservation of certain appellate rights.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Chapter 233 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby
2amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section:-
3 Section 84. In a criminal proceeding, a written motion in limine shall be sufficient to
4preserve an objection for appellate purposes, regardless of whether the objection is orally
5renewed at trial, unless the trial judge specifically states that the issue must be raised again at
6trial in order to be considered on the record as it then stands.