Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Borasky
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 1, 1913PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C. J.
The indictment charged the defendant and one Antone Kolek with having committed the crime of murder by *316killing Rose Amansky. Both were convicted, but Kolek has deceased since the trial. It does not appear to have been disputed at the trial that the woman was murdered.
1. Borasky seasonably filed a motion that he should have a separate trial on the grounds that there would probably be introduced in evidence a written confession made by Kolek, which implicated both defendants, and that, as he had been unable to obtain a copy, the court should order the Commonwealth to furnish a copy, in order…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- United States v. BallSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Commonwealth v. TrefethenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
- United States v. MarchantSupreme Court of the United States · 1827
- Commonwealth v. PiperMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1876
- Commonwealth v. RogersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1902
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3Cited by46 opinions
- Davis v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920
- Commonwealth v. DascalakisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
- Commonwealth v. RussMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919
- Commonwealth v. SlavskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
- Commonwealth v. BonomiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1957
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