Bill > S762

This bill proposes to amend Chapter 233 of the General Laws to preserve certain appellate rights in criminal proceedings. Specifically, it introduces a new section that clarifies how objections made before a trial, known as a "motion in limine" (a pretrial motion requesting the court to rule on the admissibility of certain evidence), are preserved for appeal. Under this bill, a written motion in limine will be enough to keep an objection on the record for appellate review, even if the objection isn't repeated verbally during the trial, unless the judge explicitly requires the objection to be raised again at trial for it to be considered.