Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. McLaughlin
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided June 13, 2011No. 09-P-1321PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSikora, J.
At the conclusion of a two-day trial, a District Court jury convicted the defendant, Richard McLaughlin, of operating under the influence of intoxicating liquor (OUI), G. L. c. 90, § 24(l)(a)(l), and of negligent operation to endanger, G. L. c. 90, § 24. By an immediately subsequent jury-waived trial, the presiding judge found the OUI offense to be the defendant’s third. G. L. c. 90, § 24(l)(a)(l), fifth par.
On appeal, the defendant invokes the evolving Sixth Amendment confrontation doctrine generated by Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36, 51 (2004), and Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, 129…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Davis v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- Melendez-Diaz v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
33 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by9 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BarbosaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2012
- Commonwealth v. PalaciosMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2016
- Commonwealth v. GuamanMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2016
- Commonwealth v. CaswellMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2014
- Commonwealth v. TavaresMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2011
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.