Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Cromer
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 25, 1974PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTauro, C.J.
The cases are here on the defendants’ appeals under G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, following their convictions for unlawful possession of heroin. The defendants have waived all but one of five assignments of error, leaving for our consideration only their contention that the judge improperly denied defence motions to suppress certain items of real evidence seized pursuant to a search warrant. The defendants’ argument raises an important question concerning the construction of the statutes which govern the time limits within which search warrants must be executed and returned to court (G. L. c.…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Sgro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- William Spinelli v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- Sheets v. Selden's LesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1865
- United States v. James L. HarperCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Commonwealth v. FordeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. VitelloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. FreibergMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
- United States v. Eid Hammad, A/K/A Eddie Hammad, and Taiseer HammadCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- Commonwealth v. ConnollyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
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