Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Swenor
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided February 19, 1975PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGoodman, J.
The defendant appeals, under G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, from his convictions on six indictments, one charging him with escape from the Hampden County Jail, and the others each charging him with aiding and assisting a different fellow prisoner to escape. The defendant’s only contentions relate to (1) the trial judge’s refusal to delay the trial in order to obtain the presence of a witness who was in Federal custody, (2) his refusal to exclude testimony concerning statements made to police by the defendant, allegedly before he was given warnings pursuant to Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U. S. 436…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Barber v. PageSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Commonwealth v. FreemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- Ponzi v. FessendenSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Ableman v. BoothSupreme Court of the United States · 1859
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Commonwealth v. GarciaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. LahoudSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Commonwealth v. HowardMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. FasanoMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. KellyMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1980
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