Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Bachir
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided July 17, 1998No. 95-P-1455PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
The defendant was indicted for parental kidnapping (G. L. c. 265, § 26A), and for violating a restraining order (G. L. c. 209A). Later, he was also indicted for intimidation of a witness (G. L. c. 268, § 13B).
*205Prior to trial, the defendant filed a motion to suppress statements that he had made to the police. After an evidentiary hearing, a Superior Court judge denied the defendant’s motion. A jury found the defendant guilty of parental kidnapping and of violating G. L. c. 209A, and not guilty of intimidation of a witness. The defendant was sentenced to M.C.I., Cedar Junction, on the parental…
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