Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. O'NEIL
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 9, 1994PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, C.J.
Following an altercation between the defendant, then the clerk-magistrate of the Plymouth Division of the District Court Department, and a court officer, William Dineen, criminal complaints were issued in the District Court against the defendant for assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon (shod foot), and assault and battery on a court officer engaged in the performance of his duties. On January 4, 1992, a judge of the Hingham District Court denied the defendant’s motion to dismiss. The case proceeded to a trial before a jury two days later. At the close of the evidence, the…
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