{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-277-21","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 277, § 21","heading":"Means","body":"Section 21. The means by which a crime is committed need not be alleged in the indictment unless an essential element of the crime.","path":["Part IV","Title II","Chapter 277"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleII/Chapter277/Section21","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:21Z","sha256":"2f567ee579c2611a26335276e04ae383b779d9b75d56b9795ef93d1fef12b071","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-277-20","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-277-22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}