Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Butler
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 14, 1996PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFried, J.
We consider whether the defendant’s incriminating statements regarding the homicide with which he is *518charged should be suppressed. After his arrest for breaking and entering, the police delayed his presentment to a court until after questioning that led to his statements concerning the homicide.
The defendant is charged with murder in the first degree and breaking and entering in the nighttime. Prior to trial, the defendant moved to suppress statements he made to the West Springfield police after his arrest and prior to his presentment to a court for arraignment. Following a hearing, a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Commonwealth v. FryarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
- Commonwealth v. RosarioMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
- Commonwealth v. FieldingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. BanuchiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1957
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. FryarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
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- Commonwealth v. SprayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
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