Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Thompson
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided December 12, 2002No. 01-P-433PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLenk, J.
After trial by jury, the defendant was found guilty of assault and battery for the purpose of collecting a loan, G. L. *711c. 265, § 13C, and of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon (a knife), G. L. c. 265, § 15A. He appeals both convictions, asserting that (1) the debt the victim owed did not constitute a “loan” for purposes of § 13C, and the evidence was accordingly not sufficient to support the conviction; and (2) there was insufficient evidence to sustain the conviction for assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon. We affirm.
Background. The jury could have found the…
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