Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Hobbs
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 28, 1982PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
The defendant was convicted on several charges arising from an attack upon two children in their home. His principal argument on appeal is that he was denied a public trial. He also claims that the judge erred in refusing several requests concerning jury instructions, and in declining to question prospective jurors individually on the issue of racial bias. We find no error, and affirm the judgments of conviction.
The two victims, whom, we shall refer to as Susan and Gary, are sister and brother. Susan, who was thirteen years old at the time of the crimes, testified that she had fallen asleep…
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