Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Lopez
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 4, 1981PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
We granted further appellate review to determine if the defendant’s conviction of assault with intent to murder while armed with a dangerous weapon, G. L. c. 265, § 18, is precluded by principles of collateral estoppel. See Ashe v. Swenson, 397 U.S. 436 (1970). The Appeals Court affirmed the conviction, Commonwealth v. Lopez, 10 Mass. App. Ct. 351 (1980), and the defendant sought further appellate review. We affirm.
The charges against Lopez arose out of a single incident that took place when two police officers attempted to arrest him. After one of the officers, Detective LaFontaine, swore…
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