Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Smith
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 11, 1975PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
The defendant argues his exception to the denial of his motion for a directed verdict in a jury waived trial in which he was found guilty of leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident without making himself known. See G. L. c. 90, § 24 (2) (a). We treat the motion for a directed verdict as a request for a ruling that the evidence did not warrant a finding of guilt. See Commonwealth v. Hughes, 364 Mass. 426, 427, n. 2 (1973).
The evidence showed that the arresting officer received the registration number of a vehicle which had struck two other vehicles and continued on without stopping.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Commonwealth v. RandMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Commonwealth v. SheaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
- Commonwealth v. HughesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Commonwealth v. EppichMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
- Commonwealth v. TorrealbaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Commonwealth v. ToneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. CinelliMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Commonwealth v. WaldenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. BaschMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. DayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
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