Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Rollins
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided December 9, 2003No. 02-P-406PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcHugh, J.
After a trial before a District Court judge sitting *154without a jury, the defendant was convicted of three counts of disseminating obscene matter, G. L. c. 272, § 29, and one count of disseminating matter harmful to a minor, G. L. c. 272, § 28.1 On appeal, he claims that the evidence was insufficient to support the convictions. Insofar as the charge involving a minor is concerned, we agree. Therefore, we reverse that judgment but affirm the remainder.
Background. As is required in cases where a defendant claims insufficiency of the evidence, we review the record in the light most favorable to…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Paris Adult Theatre I v. SlatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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