Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Wiencis
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided March 2, 2000No. 98-P-1634PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreenberg, J.
Timothy Wiencis confronted several persons at the Wareham District Court and showed a splendid ability to nurse a private dispute into a public battle. As a result, he was found guilty of two complaints of intimidating a witness, G. L. c. 268, § 13B, and given ten days in jail for contempt of court. Wiencis has appealed.
Evidence taken in a light most favorable to the government, Commonwealth v. Kelley, 370 Mass. 147, 150 (1976), provides context for our analysis. On July 29, 1997, three witnesses (Maurice Lashley, Judith Bums, Valerie Navaro) scheduled to testify against Wiencis in a criminal…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- In Re OliverSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Codispoti v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Groppi v. LeslieSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Commonwealth v. KelleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
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