Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Michaud
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 16, 1983PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
The defendants were convicted of involuntary manslaughter of their daughter, Rita Michaud. G. L. c. 265, § 13. On appeal, they claim error in the allowance of the Commonwealth’s motion to amend the indictments, and in the denial of their motions to dismiss the indictments and for required findings of not guilty. The Appeals Court affirmed the convictions. Commonwealth v. Michaud, 14 Mass. App. Ct. 471 (1982). We allowed the defendants’ applications for further appellate review. We conclude that the defendants’ motions for required findings of not guilty should have been allowed. Accordingly,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. WelanskyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Commonwealth v. SandlerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. GallisonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Commonwealth v. VanderpoolMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Commonwealth v. TwitchellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
- Commonwealth v. EarleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
- Commonwealth v. RaposoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. PughMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2012
- Commonwealth v. SullivanMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1985
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