Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Anderson
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 13, 1988PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
The defendant was charged in four criminal complaints. One charged him with being a disorderly person, G. L. c. 272, § 53 (1986 ed.), and each of the other three charged him with assault and battery on a police officer in the performance of his duty, G. L. c. 265, § 13D (1986 ed.). The defendant was convicted on all complaints following a bench trial.
The defendant exercised his right to trial de nova in a District Court jury of six session. On the second day of trial the judge, upon the defendant’s motion, dismissed the complaints without prejudice. His reasons for dismissing the complaints…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Commonwealth v. CinelliMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Commonwealth v. HofferMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. CronkMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Commonwealth v. SalmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Fuss v. Fuss (No. 1)Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Ira I.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
- Commonwealth v. ConnellyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
- Commonwealth v. CorbettMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1989
- Latimore v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
- Commonwealth v. GrahamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2018
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