Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Fernandes
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 30, 1999PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCowin, J.
We granted the defendants’ applications for further appellate review to consider the validity of indictments charging them as repeat offenders under G. L. c. 94C, § 32A (d).2 In Commonwealth v. Fernandes, 46 Mass. App. Ct. 455 (1999), the Appeals Court affirmed the rulings of a Superior Court judge that the repeat-offender indictments against Delfino M. Fernandes and Janette Johnson were legally sufficient to describe the offense and inform the accused of the nature of the crime charged. The Appeals Court issued summary orders affirming the convictions of the other four defendants who raised…
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- Commonwealth v. HarringtonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1880
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- Bynum v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
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3Cited by33 opinions
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