Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Waite
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 31, 1996PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, C.J.
At approximately 9:30 a.m. on April 17, 1990, the defendant, Bruce Oliver Waite, drove to his sister’s house in Springfield. There, his niece, Stacy Green, asked for a ride to a nearby bus stop. Waite agreed. While they were in his Jeep, Waite asked Green if she knew of any boy friend that Waite’s estranged wife, Joan Waite, might have. Green replied she knew of no one. Waite stated that he had seen Joan Waite’s new boy friend a few days earlier, driving by and acting “like a smartass.” Waite told Green that he “had something” for the boy friend. Shortly after 9:30 a.m., Waite and Green…
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