Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Swenson
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 30, 1975PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, J.
Following a joint trial with a codefendant, one George Abbott, the defendant was convicted of the crime of armed robbery and sentenced to a term of not less than twelve nor more than fifteen years at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Walpole. The guilty verdict was rendered on June 11, 1970. The case had been tried under the provisions of G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, and an appeal was filed on June 19, 1970. However, no assignments of error were filed and on May 24, 1971, a Superior Court judge dismissed the appeal as not having been perfected.
The defendant filed a petition for writ…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- McCray v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Rugendorf v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by89 opinions
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