Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Elliffe
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided August 16, 1999No. 98-P-638PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCelinas, J.
The defendant was tried by a jury of six on complaints of assault and battery (G. L. c. 265, § 13A) and threatening (G. L. c. 275, §§ 2, 3, 4).1 They returned verdicts of *581not guilty of assault and battery and guilty of threatening. On appeal, the defendant alleges that (a) the Commonwealth’s evidence was legally insufficient, and (b) the verdicts were inconsistent, requiring an acquittal on both charges. We affirm.
We present the facts, as we must, in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth. See Commonwealth v. Hilton, 398 Mass. 63, 64-65 (1986). Theresa Nolan, the victim, had been…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. KelleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. ChalifouxMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Commonwealth v. JamesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Commonwealth v. GordonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Commonwealth v. PlattMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
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