Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Johnson
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided December 12, 2017No. AC 17-P-70PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMilkey, J.
*415 *539 A grand jury indicted Alexander Johnson, Jordan Williams, and Michael Leary for assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury (ABDW-SBI). See G. L. c. 265, § 15A( c ) (i). The indictments were based on a bar fight, during which Christopher Socha (the victim) was struck on the top of his head with a glass. The Commonwealth's theory was that Johnson was the one who struck the victim with the glass, and that Williams and Leary were criminally liable for aiding and abetting Johnson. 2
Johnson moved to dismiss so much of the ABDW-SBI indictment as alleged…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Commonwealth v. McCarthyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. O'DELLMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. ZanettiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
- Commonwealth v. VickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
- Commonwealth v. ClarkeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
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