Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Marchand
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided July 16, 1984PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
After an evidentiary hearing, a District Court judge allowed the defendant’s motion to dismiss a charge of vehicular homicide for insufficiency in the delivery of the citation. See G.L. c. 90C, § 2, third par., as amended by St. 1968, c. 725, § 2. The Commonwealth has appealed.
On Monday afternoon, September 26, 1983, in Stoughton, the defendant’s vehicle was involved in an intersection accident with another vehicle. The operator of the other vehicle was seriously injured and died the next day. Officer McCarter of the Stoughton police investigated at the scene and issued no citation for any…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Commonwealth v. JonesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Commonwealth v. JonesMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. PappasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Commonwealth v. GianninoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. ClintonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Commonwealth v. RussoMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1991
- Commonwealth v. BarbutoMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. GammonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. MoultonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2002
- Commonwealth v. RyanMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1986
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