Massachusetts General Laws - Crimes Against the Person - Chapter 265, Section 15

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Assault; intent to murder or maim; penalty.

Section 15. Whoever assaults another with intent to commit murder, or to maim or disfigure his person in any way described in the preceding section, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than ten years or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars and imprisonment in jail for not more than two and one half years.

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