Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Prentice P.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided April 10, 2003No. 02-P-258PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
On September 10, 2001, Prentice R, a juvenile,2 was charged in the Juvenile Court Department, Brockton Division, with larceny of a motor vehicle, malicious damage to a motor vehicle, possession of a burglarious tool, and resisting arrest. On November 28, 2001, the Commonwealth moved to amend the larceny complaint to charge attempted larceny of a motor vehicle. After a hearing, a Juvenile Court judge denied the motion.
The trial was held before a judge, sitting without a jury. At the close of the Commonwealth’s case, the juvenile moved for a required finding of not guilty on all the charges;…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Commonwealth v. FancyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
- Commonwealth v. SalemmeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Commonwealth v. DonovanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Commonwealth v. CroftMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
- Commonwealth v. MazzaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Darnell D.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
- Commonwealth v. RudenkoMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2009
- Commonwealth v. PerezMassachusetts Superior Court · 2004
- Commonwealth v. RomeroMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2011