Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Jerez
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 17, 1983PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
A judge in the Municipal Court of the City of Boston allowed the motion of the defendant, Rafael Jerez, to dismiss the complaint against him charging assault and battery upon a police officer. G. L. c. 265, § 13D. The judge ruled that Jerez was immune from prosecution under art. 43 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations and Optional Protocol on Disputes, April 24, 1963, 21 U.S.T. 77, T.I.A.S. No. 6820 (Vienna Convention), 1 as he was con sul of the Dominican Republic exercising his consular functions at the time of the alleged assault and battery. The Commonwealth appealed to the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Sumitomo Shoji America, Inc. v. AvaglianoSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Pigeon's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
- Maximov v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Pridgen v. Boston Housing AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- James C. Heaney v. The Government of Spain and Adolpho GomeroCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Nicholas Nasuti v. James Scannell, Nicholas Nasuti v. James Scannell, United States of America, in Re United States of America and James ScannellCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
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- Howard v. Town of BurlingtonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
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- Joseph v. Office of the Consulate General of NigeriaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
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