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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Commonwealth v. Jordan, 125 N.E.3d 800 (2019)

Citation
Commonwealth v. Jordan, 125 N.E.3d 800 (2019)
Parent Document
Commonwealth v. Jordan, 125 N.E.3d 800 (2019)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
2019-05-15

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Following a jury trial in the District Court, the defendant, Shaun T. Jordan, was convicted of assault and battery on a police officer, resisting arrest, and willfully injuring a police dog. On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the evidence was insufficient to sustain a conviction of willfully injuring a police dog; (2) the judge's erroneous instruction on the elements of willfully injuring a police dog warrants a new trial; (3) the resisting arrest conviction cannot stand because the arrest "had already been effected when the alleged altercation occurred"; and (4) multiple evidentiary errors created a substantial risk of a miscarriage of justice. We affirm.