{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-264-4","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 264, § 4","heading":"Treason; manner of conviction","body":"Section 4. No person shall be convicted of treason except by the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act of treason whereof he stands indicted, unless he confesses the same in open court.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 264"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter264/Section4","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:09Z","sha256":"86afc0f507c2f8d70d025eeed9ccfb14719fa2a6c0f50b70815ab7e04dae7592","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-264-3","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-264-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}