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What is an affray?

October 27th, 2018
Posted By
William Barabino
An “affray” is the fighting of people in a public place to the terror of the persons there. Engaging in an affray with another person is a crime under Commonwealth law. Note that nothing in the definition of affray prevents a defendant charged wi…
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Tags: AFFRAY, Assault, Criminal Charge, FIGHTING CRIME

Strangulation and Suffocation in Massachusetts | G.L. c. 265 § 15D

October 12th, 2018
Posted By
William Barabino
G.L. c. 265, § 15D — A Separate Felony with Mandatory Batterer’s Intervention and Aggravating Factors Strangulation is not a new form of violence, but Massachusetts now treats it as a distinct felony under G.L. c. 265, § 15D. Before the statute…
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Tags: Assault, Attempted Murder, Choking, Domestic, Strangulation, Suffocation