Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Bastaldo
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 25, 2015No. SJC 11763PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGants, C.J.
In the parking lot of a nightclub in Springfield, the defendant, Elvin Bastaldo, punched the victim, Juan Benito, several times in the face using brass knuckles, blinding him in one eye, while the victim was standing near a police officer who was arresting the defendant’s brother, Juan Bastaldo (Juan). The defendant was convicted by a Superior Court jury of mayhem, in violation of G. L. c. 265, § 14, and resisting arrest, in violation of G. L. c. 268, § 32B. 2 ’ 3
On appeal, the defendant claims that he is entitled to a new trial because (1) the judge abused her discretion in denying the…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Plessy v. FergusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- State v. HendersonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2011
- Commonwealth v. FlebotteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
- Commonwealth v. RodriguezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. ToneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. MooreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2018
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