Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Nicholas
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided April 3, 1996No. 94-P-1469PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJacobs, J.
After a bench trial in the District Court, the defendant was found guilty on a two-count complaint charging him with committing an unnatural act with another person and being a lewd and lascivious person.1 These charges were brought pursuant to G. L. c. 272, § 35, and G. L. c. 272, § 53.2 He appeals, claiming that the judge erred in denying his motion for required findings of not guilty. The only issue *256before us is whether the evidence warranted a finding that the defendant’s sexual conduct occurred in public.3 We conclude that it did not and, therefore, reverse the convictions.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SefrankaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. FergusonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Commonwealth v. ScagliottiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. TemplemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. ReillyMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1977
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Corson v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
- School Committee v. Civil Service CommissionMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1997
- Commonwealth v. NebelMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2003
- Commonwealth v. ThomasMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2001
- Commonwealth v. MorrillMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2007
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