Whoever aids in the commission of a felony, or is accessory thereto before the fact by counselling, hiring or otherwise procuring such felony to be committed, shall be punished in the manner provided for the punishment of the principal felon.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 274, § 2
Aiders; accessories before fact; punishment
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