In Massachusetts, an assault and battery occurs when an individual intentionally touches another person and the touching was offensive or likely to cause bodily harm. The victim does not actually have to suffer any injuries for a person to be charged, arrested, or convicted of assault and battery...
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Authorities said 50-year-old William Averill, of West Roxbury, Massachusetts, faced charges including rape and indecent assault and battery, which were announced on Tuesday,CBS Boston reports. He was scheduled to be arraigned on Wednesday. State police say Averill was killed shortly before 4 p.m...
Dec. 12. An Attleboro District Court Judge Courtney Linnehan dismissed O'Connell's assault and battery with a dangerous weapon charge and ruled that the assault and battery on a household member charge would be continued without a finding. Shaunna O'Connell will be subject to administrative prob...
who followed him to an address and called 911. Shabeeb, who hid behind a door in court and used an Arabic translator, was charged with indecent assault and battery against a child under 14 years old. Prosecutors said he has a similar warrant dating back to June 4 that also involved a ch...
The jury found Jennison guilty of assault and battery. The case was not set down in law reports, but it was the talk of the state. Legal experts have pointed out that Cushing's statement was likelyobiter dictum,and the constitution of 1780 never actually was amended to prohibit slavery. ...
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The defendant was charged with sexually assaulting the 4 year-old daughter of a neighbor. A thorough investigation revealed evidence that the child's parents had fabricated the assault and coerced the child's allegations because they suspected the defendant had reported them to the Department of Soc...
Prosecutors said they made the decision to drop the felony indecent assault and battery charge against the Oscar winner after the alleged victim invoked his right under the U.S. Constitution against giving self-incriminating testimony. Spacey's lawyers had previously accused the man of deleti...
A judge granted a restraining order, based on her application outlining the alleged history of violence, and police sought a felony assault and battery charge against the ex-boyfriend. But justice would elude her. The case would go into the darkest corner of the Massachusetts criminal justice ...