Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Smith
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 7, 1961PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.
Under an indictment charging malicious explosion (Q-. L. c. 266, § 101) the defendant was found guilty. The explosion, which damaged several rooms on the first floor of the dwelling of Everett J. Bixby in Wo-burn, occurred about 12:45 a.m. on May 13,1957. The case comes here on a bill of exceptions, which presents for decision the correctness of several rulings of the trial judge.
1. The defendant contends that the judge erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict. More specifically, he argues that the evidence failed as matter of law to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that he was…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Commonwealth v. DomanskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1954
- Commonwealth v. RussMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919
- Commonwealth v. BonomiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1957
- Commonwealth v. O'BrienMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
- Commonwealth v. BartoliniMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
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3Cited by62 opinions
- Commonwealth v. FreemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- Commonwealth v. HaasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. FancyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
- Commonwealth v. KelleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. BaileyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
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