COMMONWEALTH v. LAVIGNE

No. 96-P-520.

42 Mass. App. Ct. 313 (1997)

COMMONWEALTH v. JAMES E. LAVIGNE.

Court of Appeals of Massachusetts, Plymouth.

March 12, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Michael Butler for the defendant.

Robert C. Thompson, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: IRELAND, LAURENCE, & FLANNERY, JJ.


LAURENCE, J.

Erik, a seventeen year old high school junior, decided to hitchhike home from his after-school job when he got out of work late in the afternoon of a cold December day. He was offered a ride by the defendant, James E. Lavigne, and entered the front passenger seat of the defendant's car. After a brief conversation about Erik's studies and plans to become an electrician, the defendant asked Erik if he "wanted to make some money." Assuming that the defendant...

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