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Commonwealth v. Davis

Citations

  • 406 N.E.2d 417
  • 10 Mass. App. Ct. 190
  • 8 A.L.R. 4th 1259
  • 1980 Mass. App. LEXIS 1220

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  • holding that teeth and other human body parts should not be considered as dangerous weapons, even on a case-by-case basis
  • observing that the defendant bit off a piece of the victim’s ear

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Judges: Hale, Greaney, Dreben

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