Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Johnson
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided December 30, 2003No. 02-P-1419PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreen, J.
A bar fight broke out early in the morning of August 4, 1996, in a Boston nightclub called “Polly-Esta’s.” It did not last long, but when it ended Edmund Kelleher’s ear was nearly severed as the result of a single blow to his head with a beer bottle (which broke on impact). Kelleher did not see who hit him. Police attention soon focused on the defendant.
On June 16, 1997, a Superior Court jury convicted the defendant on charges of mayhem and assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon. The defendant moved for a new trial; on August 11, 1997, the judge (who had presided over his trial)…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Commonwealth v. NickersonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. RosarioMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
- Commonwealth v. MartinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Commonwealth v. PerezMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1989
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