{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-33a-78","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33A, § 78","heading":"Accessory after the fact","body":"Article 78. Accessory after the fact.\nA person subject to this code who, knowing that an offense punishable by this code has been committed, receives, comforts or assists the offender in order to hinder or prevent the offender's apprehension, trial or punishment shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.","path":["Part I","Title V","Chapter 33A"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleV/Chapter33A/Section78","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:24Z","sha256":"89de2fbdc4b5d051e45f8dc05919b0fff3e595ccb3d89dfce29fed029cf17f38","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-33a-77","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-33a-79"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}