Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Bianchi
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 9, 2001PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCordy, J.
In the early morning hours of April 17, 1994, Donna Bianchi was beaten and choked with a night stick and sprayed with mace in her home by her estranged husband, Robert L. Bianchi, Jr. She became fearful that Bianchi was going to kill her and her child, and obtained an abuse prevention order against him the following day.
On May 6, 1994, Donna dropped her seven-month old son off at her sister-in-law’s house on her way to work. As she left the house, Bianchi, who had been following her for several days, confronted her. She began screaming and running away from him. As he pursued her, she tripped…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WaldenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. CurtisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
- Commonwealth v. VinnieMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
- Commonwealth v. GilMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. RembiszewskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. ButlerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
- Commonwealth v. LaCavaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
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