Legal Opinion
Dascalakis v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 16, 1923PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C. J.
This is a petition for a writ of error. The plaintiff in error was convicted of murder in the first degree in the Superior Court for Suffolk County on June 15, 1922, and was sentenced to death on January 16, 1923. ' The plaintiff in error assigns as the single error that his sentence was illegal in that it was imposed at an earlier time than one year from the date of trial and conviction, contrary to St. 1922, c. 508. The contention of the plaintiff in error is that by virtue of this statute he is entitled as of right to one full year at least for seeking out and discovering new evidence upon…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Ashley v. Three Justices of the Superior CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1917
- Cheney v. CoughlinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
- Commonwealth v. RollinsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1922
- Commonwealth v. McElhaneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1873
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Commonwealth v. DascalakisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
- Morse v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1925
- Morrison v. Selectmen of WeymouthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
- Johnson's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1945
- Dowling v. Board of AssessorsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
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