Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Kelly
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 20, 2015No. SJC 11616PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpina, J.
This case arises from events that transpired shortly after midnight on June 12, 2008, during a house party in Marsh-field where multiple guests, who are Caucasian, committed acts of physical violence against Tizaya Robinson, who is African-American. Following a jury trial in the Superior Court, the defendant, Amanda Kelly, was convicted of, among other offenses, a violation of civil rights with bodily injury, G. L. c. 265, § 37, and assault and battery for the purpose of intimidation resulting in bodily injury, G. L. c. 265, § 39 (b).2 Her codefend-ants, Christopher M. Bratlie and Kevin P.…
2Cases cited67 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Screws v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Morey v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871
- Commonwealth v. FlebotteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
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3Cited by58 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. TraylorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
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