What is animal cruelty? Under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 272, Section 77 it is illegal to treat an animal with cruelty. Cruelty means inflicting severe or unnecessary pain upon an animal without any justifiable cause. The maximum penalty is s…
What is stalking? Massachusetts General Laws c. 265, § 43 punishes stalking, a threatening pattern of conduct or series of acts that seriously alarms or annoys a person or causes a reasonable person to suffer substantial emotional distress. What is…
What is road racing? Road racing is illegal in Massachusetts. General Laws Chapter 90, Section 24(2)(a) states that it is unlawful to operate a motor vehicle on a bet or wager in a race or to speed to set a record. A defendant is “road racing&#…
What is registering bets? To register bets legally means: Keeping a place for registering Keeping a place for buying or selling pools Being present AND involved in registering Being present AND involved in buying or selling pools What is the law on r…
It is a felony in Massachusetts to intimidate, harass, threaten, mislead, or try to influence a witness, potential witness, juror, court employee, police officer, or their family members...
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Massachusetts has a criminal statute that makes it illegal to use force or the threat of force to willfully interfere with another person’s constitutional or legal rights...
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Fireworks are illegal for private citizens in Massachusetts. Under G.L. c. 148, § 39, it is a crime to possess, control, use, explode, or cause to explode almost any item designed to produce a visible or audible effect by combustion, explosion, deto…
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What is an inference? A permissible deduction accepted as believable is an inference. In other words, inferences are little steps in reasoning in which a person takes some known information, applies his or her experience in life to it, and then draws…
What is knowledge in criminal law? A perception of the facts required for a crime is knowledge in criminal law. It is the burden of the Commonwealth to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that at the time of the offense the defendant knew something. This…
What does it mean to operate after suspension or revocation? Under Massachusetts law, to operate a motor vehicle after suspension or revocation is a crime. The offense is “operating after suspension or revocation of license.” What does the govern…
