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Commonwealth v. Morin

Citations

  • 52 Mass. App. Ct. 780
  • 756 N.E.2d 37
  • 2001 Mass. App. LEXIS 954

How courts have described this case

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

  • defendant could not be sentenced on both assault with intent to rape and indecent assault and battery
  • removal of victim’s shorts not sufficiently factually distinct from indecent touching of breasts to support multiple convictions
  • when defendant grabbed complain ant’s arm and wrist to restrain her, he assaulted and battered her; when he touched her breasts, he committed an indecent assault and battery
  • “[i]n addition to the Morey rule, the court also, at times, considers whether the actions of the defendant were so closely related in fact as to constitute in substance but a single crime”
  • examining elements of crimes, followed by facts of defendant’s conduct

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Judges: Smith

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