Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278 § 7

Current with Act changes effective as of September 9, 2024

Section 278:7 - Burden to prove license or admission to practice as attorney at law

A defendant in a criminal prosecution, relying for his justification upon a license, appointment, admission to practice as an attorney at law, or authority, shall prove the same; and, until so proved, the presumption shall be that he is not so authorized.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 7