Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Fernandes
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 9, 1984PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connor, J.
The defendant pleaded guilty to kidnapping, G. L. c. 265, § 26, assault by means of a dangerous weapon, G. L. c. 265, § 15B, and assault and battery, G. L. c. 265, § 13A. A judge in the Superior Court sentenced him to serve five years and one day at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Concord on the indictment charging kidnapping. The defendant was placed on probation on the other two indictments commencing from and after completion of the sentence imposed on the kidnapping charge.
While he was still incarcerated, having served more than eight months of his sentence, the defendant,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by53 opinions
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