Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. McPherson
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided April 17, 2009No. 07-P-1319PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcHugh, J.
A grand jury indicted the defendant, Joseph
McPherson, for home invasion, G. L. c. 265, § 18C, mayhem, G. L. c. 265, § 14, and assault and battery by means of a *126dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, G. L. c. 265, § 15A(c)(i). He was convicted of all three offenses and appeals, asserting a variety of errors. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
The charges arose out of an incident that occurred after a house party in Framingham that the defendant had attended with about fifty other guests. Around 1:00 a.m., the defendant and his housemate, Sean O’Neill, engaged in a fight outside the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. HensonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Commonwealth v. LucienMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- Commonwealth v. DavisMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. MartinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
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