Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Pereira
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided August 23, 2012No. 11-P-440PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAgnes, J.
The defendant, Manuel Pereira, was convicted by a *345jury of open and gross lewdness in violation of G. L. c. 272, § 16.1 The defendant filed a timely notice of appeal and now raises several challenges to this conviction.
Factual background.2 On September 9, 2008, Boston police Officers Emmitt Walsh3 and Thomas Kelly responded to a radio call at approximately 5:14 p.m. Based on the call, the officers proceeded to an area near the Sullivan Square MBTA station. The area had heavy vehicle and foot traffic at the time because it was rush hour. Upon reaching the area, the officers noted a blue…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. PorroMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
- Commonwealth v. LaoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
- State v. ReadSupreme Court of Vermont · 1996
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MaguireMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2017
- Commonwealth v. TaranovskyMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2018
- Commonwealth v. PolancoMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2018
- Commonwealth v. MaguireMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2015
- Commonwealth v. MaguireMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2015
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