The state Supreme Court has agreed that a person who, according to an appeals court opinion, threatened to “kill” a man and “feed him to the pigs” had engaged in assaultive behavior, even when the threats were not communicated to the intended target and no actions were taken to implement the threats.
On April 29, the high court issued a per curium order affirming the state Superior Court’s ruling in Commonwealth v. Simmons. The order came 20 days after the high court heard oral arguments in the case.
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