Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Bianco
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 9, 1983PublishedCited by 146 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connor, J.
Each of the seven defendants was convicted by a jury on two indictments of involuntary manslaughter and one indictment of assault and battery. Concurrent sentences of two and one-half years in a house of correction were imposed on each defendant on the manslaughter indictments and the assault and battery indictments were placed on file. The defendants appealed the manslaughter convictions and we transferred the case to this court on our own motion. Execution of the sentences on the manslaughter convictions was stayed pending appeal. The defendants argue several grounds for reversal, including…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. CasaleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
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