Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Mercier
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 30, 1926PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSanderson, J.
The defendant was charged with the murder of his wife by causing her to take deadly poison, and was convicted of murder in the second degree.
The defendant excepted to the order of the court that a recess of two weeks be taken, based on motion of the district attorney made on the day set for trial, after the list of jurors had been called but before any of them had been examined. The reason for the motion, as stated by the district attorney, was, that he had not been able to obtain the attendance of an officer who was a material witness and who was away on important business. The defendant’s…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Commonwealth v. DascalakisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
- Commonwealth v. RussMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919
- Commonwealth v. MadeirosMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
- Commonwealth v. SaccoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
- Commonwealth v. HomerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Commonwealth v. De ChristoforoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
- Commonwealth v. HaywoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. MillenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
- Commonwealth v. DiStasioMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
- Commonwealth v. SoarisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
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