Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 6/16/1970

Commonwealth v. Henson

Citations

259 N.E.2d 769
357 Mass. 686
1970 Mass. LEXIS 882

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upholding conviction of assault by means of a dangerous weapon even though defendant’s revolver had only blank cartridges
upholding conviction for aggravated assault where defendant brandished a firearm, even though firearm was loaded with blank cartridges and was known by defendant to effectively be unloaded
pointing loaded, or unloaded, firearm at someone in circumstances that place such person in reasonable apprehension of receiving immediate battery may satisfy elements of crime of assault by means of dangerous weapon
conviction of assault by means of a dangerous weapon upheld where a revolver made for firing blanks showed \an apparent ability to accomplish the battery by means of the particular weapon used\
conviction of assault by means of a dangerous weapon upheld where a revolver made for firing blanks showed “an apparent ability to accomplish the battery by means of the particular weapon used”
\It is sufficient to prove such a charge if the evidence shows an apparent ability to accomplish the battery by means of the particular weapon used\

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Judges: Wilkins, Spalding, Kirk, Reardon, Quirico

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