Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Blow
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 7, 1976PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKaplan, J.
Tried upon indictments for rape (G. L. c. 265, § 22) and unarmed robbery (G. L. c. 265, § 19), the defendant Carlton Blow was acquitted by a Worcester County jury of rape, and convicted of the robbery. His appeal under G. L. c. 278, § § 33A-33G, is here on direct review pursuant to G. L. c. 211A, § 10 (A).
The jury may be taken to have adopted a view of the facts roughly as follows. Around midnight of October 8, 1972, the complainant, who had been drinking very heavily, went to Mr. Ed’s Cafe to buy two six-packs of beer and to have some beer at the bar. The defendant and his companion, Vincent…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Commonwealth v. RichardsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Commonwealth v. SandlerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. BendersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- Commonwealth v. ColemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SoaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
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- Commonwealth v. MoranMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. DockhamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
- Commonwealth v. WhiteheadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
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