Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Hap Lay
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided February 14, 2005No. 02-P-1503PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCowin, J.
In the aftermath of a fight at the Lowell Elks Club, defendants Hap Lay and Loch Youk were each indicted for armed assault with intent to murder pursuant to G. L. c. 265, § 18(b), mayhem pursuant to G. L. c. 265, § 14, and two counts of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon (metal object and shod foot) pursuant to G. L. c. 265, § 15A(b). After a jury trial, Lay was convicted of the lesser included offense of armed assault with intent to kill, as well as mayhem and assault and battery by means of both of the dangerous weapons identified in the indictments. The trial judge set…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Commonwealth v. BowdenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. McCarthyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. O'DELLMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
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