Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Deberry
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 12, 2004PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, C.J.
In this appeal from a conviction of malicious destruction of property valued at over $250, we consider the proper method for determining “the value of the property so *212destroyed or injured,” G. L. c. 266, § 127, proof of which is an essential element of. this felony offense.1 The language has been variously construed by lower courts in the Commonwealth, but not by this court. The question is important because its answer determines the criminal penalties to which the defendant may be subjected. If “the value of the property so destroyed or injured” is less than $250, the defendant may be…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. PeruzziMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1983
- Hanlon v. RollinsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- Boston Police Patrolmen's Ass'n v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
- Commonwealth v. RoucouletMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Passatempo v. McMenimenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2012
- Commonwealth v. Wynton W.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
- Commonwealth v. CrouseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2006
- Commonwealth v. MauricioMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2017
- Commonwealth v. WimerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2018
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