Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Appleby
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 1, 1980PublishedCited by 132 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQuirico, J.
On November 22, 1978, a Superior Court jury convicted Kenneth A. Appleby of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, to wit: a riding crop. G. L. c. 265, § 15A.1 The judge sentenced Appleby to eight to ten years in the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Walpole. Appleby appealed pursuant to G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, and we granted his petition for direct appellate review. He alleges error in (1) the judge’s denial of a directed verdict, and (2) the judge’s instructions to the jury on the issues of consent and intent. We affirm the conviction.
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