Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Hayes
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 25, 1942PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRonan, J.
The defendant, a member of the board of aldermen of Springfield, was charged with a violation of G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 268, § 8, in an indictme'nt which, in the first count, alleged that he corruptly requested a gift or gratuity under an agreement or with an understanding that his vote would be given in a particular manner in a cause or proceeding that was or would be by law brought before him in his official capacity; and, in the second count, alleged that he accepted a gift or gratuity for the said purpose. The judge found the defendant guilty upon both counts. The assignments of error filed…
2Cases cited54 opinions
- In Re PalliserSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Thayer v. ThayerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1869
- Barnes v. Berkshire Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
- Commonwealth v. JordanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
- Commonwealth v. GreenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WelanskyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Commonwealth v. VitelloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. VinnieMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
- Commonwealth v. GreenbergMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959
- Commonwealth v. AmiraultMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
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