Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Cavanaugh
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided February 13, 1979PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGoodman, J.
The defendant appeals (G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G) from a conviction on an indictment charging that on November 15,1975, he "by force and violence, did rob and steal from the person of... a purse containing... money, all of the value of less than one hundred dollars.” The defendant makes three contentions.
1. Records of conviction. After a jury was empanelled and before any further proceedings, the trial judge heard the defendant’s motion to exclude his records of convictions if he were to testify in his own behalf. See Commonwealth v. Chase, 372 Mass. 736, 751 (1977) ("The issue might have been…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Commonwealth v. ChaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. SwensonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. DiMarzoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Vieira v. BalsamoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1951
- Commonwealth v. LenoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Commonwealth v. DoeMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. GonzalezMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. BlackmerMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2010
- Commonwealth v. DavilaMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. McFarlandMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1983
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