c. 265, § 20
Simple assault; intent to rob or steal; punishment
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Whoever, not being armed with a , 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.
Simplified explanation
Assaulting someone with force and violence, while unarmed, with intent to rob or steal is punishable by up to 10 years in state prison.