Section 10. If a crime is alleged to have been committed in the night time, night time shall be deemed the time between one hour after sunset on one day and one hour before sunrise on the next day; and the time of sunset and sunrise shall be ascertained according to mean time in the place where the crime was committed.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part IV - Crimes, Punishments and Proceedings in Criminal Cases
Title II - Proceedings in Criminal Cases
Chapter 278 - Trials and Proceedings Before Judgment
Section 1 - Trial List of Criminal Cases, Adding Cases to List
Section 2 - Trial of Issues of Fact
Section 5 - Affirmation of Jurors
Section 7 - Burden to Prove License or Admission to Practice as Attorney at Law
Section 8 - Justification in Libel Cases
Section 8a - Killing or Injuring a Person Unlawfully in a Dwelling; Defense
Section 9 - Proof of Ownership of Property
Section 10 - Night Time; Definition
Section 11a - Habitual Criminals; Separate Trial on Issue of Prior Conviction
Section 12 - Acquittal of Part of Crime and Conviction of Residue
Section 14 - Liability for Fees of Person Acquitted
Section 15 - Discontinuance of Prosecution Under By-Laws, Ordinances, Etc.
Section 16 - Assignment of Counsel for Inmates of Institutions for Reformation of Juvenile Offenders
Section 16a - Exclusion of Public From Trial for Sex Offenses Involving Minors Under Age of Eighteen
Section 16b - Exclusion of Public From Trial of Criminal Proceeding Involving Husband and Wife
Section 16c - Exclusion of Public From Trial Involving Crime of Incest or Rape
Section 23 - Certain Acts or Omissions by Defendant Not Admissible Against Him in Criminal Trial
Section 28 - Appeal to Supreme Judicial Court
Section 28a - Appellate Division of Superior Court for Review of Sentences
Section 28c - Amendment of Judgment; Resentencing or Other Disposition
Section 28e - Appeals by Commonwealth
Section 29b - Withdrawal of Uncounseled Guilty Plea
Section 33e - Capital Cases; Review by Supreme Judicial Court