{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-265-20","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 20","heading":"Simple assault; intent to rob or steal; punishment","body":"Section 20. Whoever, not being armed with a dangerous weapon, assaults another with force and violence and with intent to rob or steal shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than ten years.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 265"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter265/Section20","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:10Z","sha256":"015d23eec2f68145bb8a03d708ef5351fb138ccca07646e042f73a5338ceef76","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-265-19","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-265-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}