Massachusetts General Laws
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 277, § 44 (2026)
Indictment for subornation of perjury
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Section 44. If, in an indictment for subornation of perjury or for attempting to incite or procure another person to commit perjury, it is alleged that perjury has been committed, an allegation of the perjury as provided in the preceding section and an allegation that the defendant wilfully incited or procured said person to commit said perjury shall be sufficient. If it is not alleged that such perjury has been committed, an allegation of the substance of the crime with which the defendant is charged shall be sufficient, without allegations as to matters or things which by the preceding section are declared to be unnecessary.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2009–2020 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Senior, 906 N.E.2d 981 (Mass. 2009).
Commonwealth v. Senior, 906 N.E.2d 981 (Mass. 2009). “” Under both G. L. c. 277, § 44, and G. L. c. 268, § 3, the indictment here was sufficient where it charged the defendant with attempted subornation of perjury, stating that on a particular date in April, 2003, in Worcester, the defendant “did attempt to incite or procure…”
Commonwealth v. Martinez, No. AC 18-P-1466 (Mass. App. Ct. Oct. 2, 2020). “" G. L. c. 277, § 44. By analogy to threats, see Commonwealth v.”
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