Legal Opinion
Brown v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 27, 1957PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, C.J.
The plaintiff in error, whom we shall call the petitioner, is serving three sentences of not exceeding seven nor less than five years, which were imposed in the Superior Court for Middlesex County on May 13, 1952. One indictment was for assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon. Two indictments, one of which contained two counts, were for robbery while armed. All the indictments arose out of three taxicab operator robberies committed by a passenger on April 7, 18, and 21, 1952.
On February 7, 1956, the petitioner sued out a writ of error in this court, assigning as error that he, an…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Gibbs v. BurkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Blankenburg v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1927
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- Hanzes v. FlavioMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- SHOPPERS'WORLD v. Board of Assessors of FraminghamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
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