Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Rajotte
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided November 5, 1986PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDreben, J.
The defendant appeals from his convictions of armed robbery and assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon. He claims he was entitled to a required finding of not guilty on each charge: (1) on the armed robbery charge because the use of force by the defendant, when interrupted by the victim, occurred subsequent to the taking, and because the taking was not “from the person”; (2) on the assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon charge, because there was no showing that the defendant intentionally used the knife on the victim. We affirm the convictions.
The Commonwealth…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Commonwealth v. ApplebyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. JonesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- Commonwealth v. HomerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920
- Commonwealth v. NovickiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
- Commonwealth v. StewartMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
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3Cited by19 opinions
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