Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Galvin
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 4, 1983PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
After a bench trial in the first instance, see G.L. c. 218, § 26A, the defendant Galvin was acquitted of nonsupport of an illegitimate child. G.L. c. 273, § 15. In the course of the proceedings pursuant to § 15, 1 a District-Court judge determined that Galvin was the child’s father, but found him not guilty of wilful or negligent nonsupport.
The defendant appealed the adjudication of paternity to the jury-of-six session. G.L. c. 218, § 27A. G.L. c. 278, § 18. Prior to trial, he filed a motion to dismiss on the ground that he had been found not guilty of wilful or negligent nonsupport under…
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