Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Martin

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided October 17, 1978PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHale, C. J.

Richard Joseph Martin was found guilty on indictments charging forced sexual intercourse, armed robbery and breaking and entering with intent to commit a felony. He assigns as error (1) the denial of his motion to suppress evidence obtained pursuant to a search warrant which he claims was issued without probable cause and (2) the denial of his motion for a directed verdict on an additional indictment for forced unnatural sexual intercourse on the grounds that G. L. c. 265, § 22, as appearing in St. 1974, c. 474, § 1, is unconstitutionally vague and confers an unconstitutional measure of…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. Draper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  5. United States v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Cassesso v. Commissioner of CorrectionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
  2. Commonwealth v. BowdenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
  3. Commonwealth v. AtchueMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
  4. Commonwealth v. BurtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
  5. Commonwealth v. GrammoMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1979

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