Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Tavares
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided August 1, 1989No. 88-P-1306PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDreben, J.
About 4:00 a.m. on May 26, 1983, a truck driver on his way to work in Acushnet saw a young woman staggering in the middle of New Plainville Road. Her clothes were wet and tom; her shirt was undone; her face was bloody; “she was really beat up”; she had difficulty speaking. The driver placed her in his truck (she was unable to climb in on her own) and brought her to a New Bedford police station. The victim was then taken to the emergency room of St. Luke’s hospital. Because of the extent of her injuries, she was later transferred to the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.
In March, 1987, the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Blackledge v. PerrySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. GoodwinSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Commonwealth v. MayfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. McGaheeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Commonwealth v. BryerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Commonwealth v. VinnieMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
- Commonwealth v. FowlerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
- Commonwealth v. JansenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
- Commonwealth v. ScesnyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
- Commonwealth v. TaylorMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1992
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