Massachusetts General Laws Part IV Crimes, Punishments and Proceedings in Criminal Cases Title I Crimes and Punishments Chapter 265 Crimes Against The Person Section 13. Manslaughter; Punishment [Text of section effective until July 15, 2010. For text effective July 15, 2010, see below.] Section 13. Whoever commits manslaughter shall, except as hereinafter provided, be punished…

Massachusetts General Laws Part IV Crimes, Punishments and Proceedings in Criminal Cases Title I Crimes and Punishments Chapter 265 Crimes Against The Person Section 3. Duel; Wound Without and Death Within State; Venue Section 3. An inhabitant or resident of this commonwealth who, by previous appointment or engagement made within the same, fights a duel…

Also, see, Murder and Felony Murder. Murder law is found in Massachusetts law under: Massachusetts General Laws Part IV Crimes, Punishments and Proceedings in Criminal Cases Title I Crimes and Punishments Chapter 265 Crimes Against The Person Section 1. Murder Defined Section 1. Murder committed with deliberately premeditated malice aforethought, or with extreme atrocity or cruelty,…

Also, see Battery Charges | About Assault and Battery Charges Section 13A. Assault, or Assault and Battery; Punishment Section 13A. (a) Whoever commits an assault or an assault and battery upon another shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than 2 1/2 years in a house of correction or by a fine of not more than $1,000.…

Section 22B Rape of a Child During Commission of Certain Offenses or by Use of Force; Penalties Section 22B. Whoever has sexual intercourse or unnatural sexual intercourse with a child under 16, and compels such child to submit by force and against his will or compels such child to submit by threat of bodily injury…

Section 14: Punishment; Mayhem Section 14 of Massachusetts General law defines the criminal penalties for being convicted of the crime of mayhem as follows: Section 14. Whoever, with malicious intent to maim or disfigure, cuts out or maims the tongue, puts out or destroys an eye, cuts or tears off an ear, cuts, slits or…

Section 18C Entry of dwelling place; persons present within; weapons; punishment Section 18C of Massachusetts General law defines the criminal penalties for being convicted of the crime of home invasion as follows: Whoever knowingly enters the dwelling place of another knowing or having reason to know that one or more persons are present within or…

By Vicki-Ann Downing August 23, 2011 Note: This article was originally published on EnterpriseNews.com. Jury in Brockton Superior Court deliberated only two hours before clearing Robert L. McAvoy, 42, of the charges. BROCKTON – A jury in Brockton Superior Court deliberated only two hours on Monday before clearing a man of charges that he raped…

Experienced Shoplifting Theft Criminal Defense Attorneys Shoplifting is one of the most commonly committed, and commonly prosecuted, crimes in the state of Massachusetts.  A conviction for shoplifting usually entails minimal jail time and financial penalties, but it can leave a permanent mark on your record that may make it difficult, even years later, to find…