{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-33a-79","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33A, § 79","heading":"Conviction of lesser included offense","body":"Article 79. Conviction of lesser included offense.\nAn accused may be found guilty of an offense necessarily included in the offense charged or of an attempt to commit either the offense charged or an offense necessarily included therein.","path":["Part I","Title V","Chapter 33A"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleV/Chapter33A/Section79","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:24Z","sha256":"7ea315e0b30f47506366f060f9b1da680157d2d55a93df01b5d14e8369b13877","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-33a-78","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-33a-80"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}