Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Denault
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 6, 1972PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKaplan, J.
The defendant Denault, convicted after a trial under G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, on an indictment with charges of breaking and entering a dwelling house at night with intent to commit larceny, and of committing the larceny of a purse and its contents, seeks reversal on grounds stemming from the admission of evidence regarding his identification by the victim of the burglary, a Mrs. Bates-Gee.
While in bed in her first floor apartment at 40 Grand Street, Worcester, about 11:45 p.m. on August 28, 1969, Mrs. Bates-Gee observed the figure of a man entering the room and lifting her purse from a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Kirby v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Bobby Russell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by27 opinions
- Commonwealth v. DickersonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. MoffettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Commonwealth v. BarnettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. SwensonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. RepozaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
22 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.