Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Cohen
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 17, 2010No. SJC-10486PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBotsford, J.
A Superior Court jury found the defendant, David M. Cohen, an attorney and former Stoughton police sergeant, guilty of attempted extortion, G. L. c. 265, § 25; filing a false police report, G. L. c. 268, § 6A; and two charges of witness intimidation, G. L. c. 268, § 13B. 1 ’ 2 He brings this appeal from his convictions and from the denial of his motion for a new trial. The defendant claims that his constitutional right to a public trial was violated during jury empanelment proceedings by the exclusion from the court room of members of the public, including his friends and supporters.…
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3Cited by109 opinions
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