Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Green

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided July 16, 2001No. 99-P-1960PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMason, J.

After a bench trial in the District Court, Thomas Green was convicted of assault and battery, possession of *99marijuana with intent to distribute, and unlawful possession of ammunition. On appeal Green claims that the judge committed error in (1) revoking prior dispositions of all the charges against him and (2) failing to sever the offenses for trial. Green also claims that he was subjected to double jeopardy as a result of his revoked dispositions. We affirm the convictions.

The facts. The following evidence was admitted at trial. On March 5, 1998, Josephine Gomes, who had a relationship with…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. United States v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Commonwealth v. WilsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
  4. Commonwealth v. DelaneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
  5. Luk v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. SullivanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
  2. Commonwealth v. SprayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
  3. Commonwealth v. GrayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2013
  4. Commonwealth v. AguiarMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2010
  5. Commonwealth v. BruceMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2004

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