Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Tavares
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided June 25, 2004No. 02-P-1386PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLenk, J.
The defendants, Darrell P. Tavares and Loraine Tavares, each appeal from their convictions of four indictments for mayhem (G. L. c. 265, § 14), six indictments for assault and battery causing bodily injury to a child (G. L. c. 265, § 13J[b][1]), one indictment for assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon (G. L. c. 265, § 15A[b]), and two indictments for assault and battery (G. L. c. 265, § 13A).
On appeal, the defendants argue that (1) the judge erred when she denied the defendants’ motions for required findings of not guilty on every indictment because the Commonwealth failed to…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. FreemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- Commonwealth v. SoaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. RandolphMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
- Commonwealth v. BiancoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. WilliamsMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2005
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