Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Abreu
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 9, 1984PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
The defendant, Felix Abreu, was found guilty in a jury-waived trial of possession of a class B controlled substance with intent to distribute, and was sentenced to serve from seven to ten years at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Walpole. He appealed to the Appeals Court which reversed the judgment of the Superior Court and set aside the finding of guilty. Commonwealth v. Abreu, 15 Mass. App. Ct. 1006 (1983). The Commonwealth filed an application for further appellate review and we allowed it. On appeal, the defendant claims that the colloquy conducted by the trial judge,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Carnley v. CochranSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- United States v. Eric Charles Martin, A/K/A Mickey Milton ArringtonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- Ciummei v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- United States of America Ex Rel. John Williams v. Richard DerobertisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Commonwealth v. PavaoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
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