Commonwealth v. Colon
Massachusetts Appeals Court
1Opinion of the CourtEnglander, J.
*560 The defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to convict him of indecent assault and battery on a child under fourteen, where he hugged the victim for a prolonged time while extensively licking in and around her ear. We hold that the *561 evidence, in context, was sufficient to support the conviction, and that the criminal *1127 offense of indecent assault and battery on a child under fourteen is not unconstitutionally vague as applied to the facts here.
Background . We recite the facts in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth. The defendant and the victim met for the first time at a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- United States v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Commonwealth v. GallantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. MosbyMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1991
- Commonwealth v. QuinnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
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