Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Donahue

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided March 23, 1976PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.

This is an appeal under G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, following a verdict of guilty on an indictment for receiving stolen property. The defendant was sentenced to one year in a house of correction, which sentence was suspended and the defendant was placed on probation for two years. Subsequently, the defendant’s motion for stay of execution of said sentence was allowed by the judge. Thereafter, the defendant filed three separate motions for new trials, which motions were denied and to which denials exceptions were duly saved.

Upon review of the assignments of error, we conclude that there was no…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Temple v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1881
  5. Commonwealth v. FranklinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ConnorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
  2. Commonwealth v. EllisonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
  3. Commonwealth v. LaVelleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
  4. Commonwealth v. MosbyMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1980
  5. Commonwealth v. PisaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977

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