Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Dupre

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided June 4, 2018No. AC 17-P-1324Published

1Opinion of the Court

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This court has already addressed the question, determining that the Legislature's choice to make "motorized bicycles," as defined in § 1, subject to the Commonwealth's traffic laws, see G. L. c. 90, § 1B, "manifested its intention to make those portions of c. 90 that are concerned with operation, such as ... § 24 ..., also apply to operators of motorized bicycles." Commonwealth v. Griswold , 17 Mass. App. Ct. 461 , 462, 459 N.E.2d 142 (1984). Our construction in Griswold , which is consistent with the introductory paragraph of G. L. c. 90, § 1, eliminates any vagueness concern. See…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
  2. Commonwealth v. GallantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
  3. Commonwealth v. GriswoldMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1984

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