Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Dreyer

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided September 21, 1984Published

1Opinion of the Court

18 Mass. App. Ct. 562 (1984)

468 N.E.2d 863

COMMONWEALTH

vs.

WILLIAM L. DREYER, JR.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Worcester.

May 11, 1984.

September 21, 1984.

Present: BROWN, CUTTER, & KASS, JJ.

Eric Brandt for the defendant.

Claudia R. Sullivan, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

CUTTER, J.

Dreyer appeals from the convictions upon various complaints. We reverse the convictions on grounds outlined below.

1. Assault and Battery by Means of a Dangerous Weapon.

Dreyer contends that the judge's instructions on assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon improperly did not require the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
  2. Commonwealth v. BowdenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
  3. Commonwealth v. GrazianoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
  4. Commonwealth v. ApplebyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
  5. Commonwealth v. SubiloskyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967

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