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Commonwealth v. Robertson

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided March 5, 2014PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBotsford, J.

At issue is whether G. L. c. 272, § 105 (b) (§ 105 [b]), which prohibits secretly photographing or videotaping a person “who is nude or partially nude” in certain circumstances, includes “upskirting.”1 The Commonwealth *372alleged in two criminal complaints that the defendant, Michael Robertson, while riding as a passenger on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) trolley on two occasions, aimed his cellular telephone camera at the crotch area of a seated female passenger and attempted secretly to photograph or videotape a visual image of the area in violation of § 105 (b). The…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. International Fidelity Insurance v. WilsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
  2. Commonwealth v. Zone Book, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
  3. Commonwealth v. GoodwinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
  4. Commonwealth v. BrooksMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
  5. Morrissette v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ResendeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2016
  2. Commonwealth v. LucasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
  3. STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. JOSHUA NICHOLSON (13-12-0773, SOMERSET COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2017
  4. Commonwealth v. WassilieMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2019
  5. Bolles v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2016

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