Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Gouse
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 10, 2012PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCordy, J.
On January 19, 2008, the defendant got out of the automobile he was driving; attacked his former girl friend, striking her with his fists; followed her down the street; and kicked her in the back. The police apprehended him later that afternoon and retrieved a firearm from the trunk of the automobile. After a two-day hearing, the defendant’s motion to suppress the firearm was denied. A jury convicted the defendant of assault and battery (with his fists), in violation of G. L. c. 265, § 13A; assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon (shod foot), in violation of G. L. c. 265, § 15A…
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