Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Wolf
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided June 10, 1993No. 92-P-977PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The defendant was convicted of trespassing (G. L. c. 266, § 120, as appearing in St. 1983, c. 678, § 6) on evidence that he was one of a group of pro-life protesters who remained on the steps in front of an abortion clinic in Brookline, arms interlinked to prevent passage by others into the building, after having been ordered to leave by an employee of the corporation that leased and operated the clinic premises.
The defendant’s motion for a required finding of not guilty was correctly denied. The complaint that he “did without right enter or remain in or upon a building, to wit, 1842 Beacon…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Employment Div., Dept. of Human Resources of Ore. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc. v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Hudgens v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Commonwealth v. Beneficial Finance CompanyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
- Commonwealth v. DockhamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
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3Cited by6 opinions
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