Article 98. Noncompliance with procedural rules.

Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 33A sec. 98

  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.

A person subject to this code who: (1) is responsible for unnecessary delay in the disposition of a case of a person accused of an offense under this code; or (2) knowingly and intentionally fails to enforce or comply with any provision of this code regulating the proceedings before, during or after trial of an accused shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.