Commonwealth v. Wassilie’s Empirical Analysis
2019
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
October 2021
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Commonwealth v. Latimore · Sullivan v. Town of Brookline · Commonwealth v. Donovan · Commonwealth v. Adams · Commonwealth v. Gomes
Most-quoted passages
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“the violation of an individual's privacy. Criminalizing the photographing, videotaping, or electronic surveillance of the victim effectuates the statute's purpose -- to protect the victim's privacy and to penalize the invasion of that privacy.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“A fundamental tenet of statutory interpretation is that statutory language should be given effect consistent with its plain meaning and in light of the aim of the Legislature unless to do so would achieve an illogical result.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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