Whoever, not being armed with a dangerous weapon, assaults another with force and violence and with intent to rob or steal shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than ten years.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 20
Simple assault; intent to rob or steal; punishment
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