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COMMONWEALTH v. HEYWOOD

SJC-12724.

484 Mass. 43 (2020)

COMMONWEALTH, v. LAWRENCE L. HEYWOOD.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

January 30, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Maggiacomo, III , for the defendant.

Cailin M. Campbell , Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

The following submitted briefs for amici curiae:

Emily L. Levenson , of Maryland, & Richard M. Glassman , for National Federation of the Blind & others.

Jonathan M. Albano , for Boston Bar Association.

Present: GANTS, C.J., LENK, GAZIANO, LOWY, BUDD, CYPHER, & KAFKER, JJ.

The defendant, Lawrence L. Heywood, was convicted of assault and battery causing serious bodily injury in violation of G. L. c. 265, § 13A(b), in connection with an incident in which the defendant, without warning, punched the victim in the face. He now appeals, claiming that it was...

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