Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Sommer
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided July 13, 2010No. 09-P-920PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Steven Sommer, the defendant, was charged with assault and battery, G. L. c. 265, § 13A(a); threats to commit a crime, G. L. c. 275, § 2; disorderly conduct, G. L. c. 272, § 53; and assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, G. L. c. 265, § 15A(a). After trial before a jury, he was convicted of assault and battery and disorderly conduct, and acquitted on the remaining charges.
The charges stemmed from a fight between the defendant and his niece’s boyfriend. Both the defendant and the boyfriend testified that the other instigated the fight. A friend of the boyfriend testified that the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Alegata v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- Commonwealth v. VasquezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
- Commonwealth v. AdjutantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
- Commonwealth v. DubeMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2003
- Commonwealth v. BaselerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Commonwealth v. ChambersMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2012