Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Stoddard
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided April 30, 2009No. 08-P-1256PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreen, J.
The defendant does not dispute that he was intoxicated at the time of his arrest on the grounds of a campground on the night of June 30, 2007, and that he operated a motor vehicle on the roadways of the campground immediately before his arrest. On appeal, as in his motion at trial for a required finding of not guilty, he contends that the way on which he was operating the vehicle is not within the reach of G. L. c. 90, § 24(1)(a)(1).1 We agree, and reverse the conviction.
*180Facts. The essential facts are not in dispute. Rusnik Campground (campground) is a privately owned campground in Salisbury,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Commonwealth v. PacciaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1958
- Boone v. Commerce InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2008
- Commonwealth v. WhritenourSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Commonwealth v. HartMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1988
- Commonwealth v. CallahanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BelliveauMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2010
- Commonwealth v. CabralMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2010
- Commonwealth v. VirgilioMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2011
- Commonwealth v. TsonisMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2019
- Commonwealth v. VirgilioMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2011
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