Article 79. Conviction of lesser included offense.
An accused may be found guilty of an offense necessarily included in the offense charged or of an attempt to commit either the offense charged or an offense necessarily included therein.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33A, § 79
Conviction of lesser included offense
Known as the Massachusetts Code
The act spans §§ 33–33 (136 sections).
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