Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Wotan
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided December 16, 1994No. 94-P-811PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKass, J.
From September 3, 1992, through September 21, 1992, Francine and Arnold Kegan 2 placed a trap on their home telephone in Brookline to trace annoying telephone calls that they had been receiving over a period of years. During that period, two “hang up” calls, in which the caller hangs up as soon as the ring is answered, were traced to the defendant, Vivian Wotan. Those calls were made on September 16, 1992, at 9:46 p.m. and on September 17, 1992, at 11:34 p.m. After trial in the District Court, Wotan was convicted of violating G. L. c. 269, § 14A, which makes it a misdemeanor to telephone…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Huddleston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Commonwealth v. HelfantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. KingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. ChalifouxMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Commonwealth v. GallisonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
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3Cited by4 opinions
- State v. Aaron L.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
- Commonwealth v. WotanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
- Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
- Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996