{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-277-61","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 277, § 61","heading":"Crime committed at sea, etc., resulting in death in county; venue","body":"Section 61. If a mortal wound is given, or if other violence or injury is inflicted, or if poison is administered, on the high seas or on land either within or without the commonwealth, by means whereof death ensues in any county thereof, the homicide may be prosecuted and punished in the county where the death happens.","path":["Part IV","Title II","Chapter 277"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleII/Chapter277/Section61","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:21Z","sha256":"4fbd669b622196ff7413cc061a024fbcc5c74e6f5b2604b0e4071ddf0f646877","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-277-60","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-277-62"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}