Annotated Laws of Massachusetts PART IV CRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES (Chs. 263 – 280) TITLE I CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS (Chs. 263 – 274) Chapter 265 Crimes Against the Person (§§ 1 — 60) Effective until October 23, 2024: § 15E. Assault and Battery by Discharging a Firearm — Penalty. (a) Whoever commits […]
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Annotated Laws of Massachusetts PART IV CRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES (Chs. 263 – 280) TITLE I CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS (Chs. 263 – 274) Chapter 265 Crimes Against the Person (§§ 1 — 60) § 15A. Assault and Battery with Dangerous Weapon. (a) Whoever commits assault and battery upon a person sixty years or
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Annotated Laws of Massachusetts PART IV CRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES (Chs. 263 – 280) TITLE I CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS (Chs. 263 – 274) Chapter 265 Crimes Against the Person (§§ 1 — 60) § 37. Civil Rights Violations — Sentence and Punishment. No person, whether or not acting under color of law, shall
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Annotated Laws of Massachusetts PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT (Chs. 1 – 182) TITLE XX PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (Chs. 133 – 148A) TITLE XX PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (Chs. 133 — 148A) Chapter 140 Licenses (§§ 1 — 206) § 131L. Firearms — Storage. (a) It shall be unlawful to store or
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Commonwealth v. Cintron, 2020 Mass. App. Unpub. LEXIS 1047 (MA Ct. App. 2020) Appeals Court of Massachusetts December 15, 2020, Entered 20-P-394 2020 Mass. App. Unpub. LEXIS 1047 | 99 Mass. App. Ct. 1103 | 2020 WL 7350266 Commonwealth vs. Enrique Cintron. Judges: Kinder, Shin & Hand, JJ. Opinion MEMORANDUM AND ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE
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Commonwealth v. Rivera, 2020 Mass. App. LEXIS 37 (MA App. Ct. 2019) Appeals Court of Massachusetts September 17, 2019, Argued; April 9, 2020, Decided No. 18-P-1584. 2020 Mass. App. LEXIS 37 Commonwealth vs. Benjamin Rivera. Counsel: Robert F. Hennessy for the defendant. Katherine E. McMahon, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth. Judges: Present: Vuono, Meade,
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Massachusetts Superior Court Criminal Practice Jury Instructions (MCLE) CHAPTER 5 INSTRUCTIONS ON DEFENSE AND JUSTIFICATION § 5.9 ACCIDENT The defendant does not have to prove anything in a criminal trial. The Commonwealth must prove beyond a reasonable doubt every element of the crime charged. In this case there is evidence that what occurred was an
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Massachusetts Superior Court Criminal Practice Jury Instructions (MCLE) CHAPTER 5 INSTRUCTIONS ON DEFENSE AND JUSTIFICATION § 5.7 NECESSITY n1 § 5.7 NECESSITY In certain limited circumstances, a person may be justified in the commission of an otherwise criminal act because of necessity–that is, where the harm from the commission of the crime is significantly exceeded
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Massachusetts Superior Court Criminal Practice Jury Instructions (MCLE) CHAPTER 5 INSTRUCTIONS ON DEFENSE AND JUSTIFICATION § 5.4 SELF DEFENSE AND DEFENSE OF ANOTHER § 5.5 DEFENSE OF PROPERTY A person may use reasonable force to protect his or her possession of real or personal property. A person may only use the force that is reasonable
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Massachusetts Superior Court Criminal Practice Jury Instructions (MCLE) CHAPTER 5 INSTRUCTIONS ON DEFENSE AND JUSTIFICATION § 5.4 SELF DEFENSE AND DEFENSE OF ANOTHER § 5.4.4 Instructions on Specific Topics (a) Victim’s Reputation, Past Violence, and Threats Known to Defendant In considering whether or not the defendant actually believed that he or she was in immediate
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