Massachusetts § 15 Assault; intent to murder or maim; penalty

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 15 — Assault; intent to murder or maim; penalty

Massachusetts § 15

Part IVCRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES

Title ICRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS

Ch. 265CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON

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Bluebook

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 15 (2026).

Text

Section 15. Whoever assaults another with intent to commit murder, or to maim or disfigure his person in any way described in the preceding section, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than ten years or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars and imprisonment in jail for not more than two and one half years.

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