COMMONWEALTH v. COSTA

No. 18-P-1741.

97 Mass. App. Ct. 447 (2020)

COMMONWEALTH v. JOHN G. COSTA.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Plymouth.

May 14, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Nguyen , Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Katherine C. Riley for the defendant.

Present: MASSING, NEYMAN, & SINGH, JJ.


The Commonwealth appeals from a District Court judge's dismissal of a count of reckless endangerment of a child against the defendant, John G. Costa. We conclude that the information contained in the criminal complaint application did not establish probable cause to believe that the defendant "wantonly or recklessly engage[d] in conduct...

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