Massachusetts Appeals Court· 3/20/1979

Commonwealth v. Hogan

Citations

387 N.E.2d 158
7 Mass. App. Ct. 236
1979 Mass. App. LEXIS 1143

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

concluding that assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon is not a lesser included offense of the first branch of the mayhem statute
“Subsequent recovery from an injury does not preclude a determination,” under the first branch of mayhem, that the injury “disable[d] a limb or member”
“If, due to pending criminal charges, the possibility of witness bias is present, even if it is an unlikely one, a defendant is entitled to inquire on the subject”
assault with a dangerous weapon is not a lesser included offense of the first branch of the mayhem statute.
the two branches of the mayhem statute are separate and distinct bases of liability

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Hale, Grant, Armstrong

Read full opinion on CourtListener

Cited by

34 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Cites

61 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Other cases with this name

Sourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).

This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.