{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-265-3","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 3","heading":"Duel; wound without and death within state; venue","body":"Section 3. An inhabitant or resident of this commonwealth who, by previous appointment or engagement made within the same, fights a duel outside its jurisdiction, and in so doing inflicts a mortal wound upon a person whereof he dies within the commonwealth shall be guilty of murder within this commonwealth, and may be indicted, tried and convicted in the county where the death occurs.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 265"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter265/Section3","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:09Z","sha256":"96d179c58031b70311fa9583f01cd71e68414851edf47b763217c331328a0440","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-265-2","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-265-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}