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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 948 FILED ON: 1/17/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1472 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | William J. Driscoll, Jr., (BY REQUEST) |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to consanguinity as a defense to the crime of accessory after the fact. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Jessica Nohmy1/17/2023 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 948 FILED ON: 1/17/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1472 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Driscoll of Milton (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1472) of Jessica Nohmy relative to consanguinity as a defense to the crime of accessory after the |
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| 20 | 20 | | fact. The Judiciary. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act relative to consanguinity as a defense to the crime of accessory after the fact. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 Section 4 of chapter 274 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2is hereby amended by striking out the second and third sentences and inserting in place thereof |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3the following 2 sentences:- The fact that the defendant is the spouse of the offender shall be a |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4defense to a prosecution under this section. If such a defendant testifies solely as to the existence |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5of such relationship, they shall not be subject to cross examination on any other subject matter, |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6nor shall their criminal record, if any, except for perjury or subornation of perjury, be admissible |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7to impeach their credibility. |
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