Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Clifford
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 7, 1926PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSanderson, J.
The defendant was indicted with one O’Connor for breaking and entering a building in the night time with intent to commit larceny, and with stealing in the building. The only evidence that the crime was committed in the night time was a statement to that effect made by the defendant O’Connor to an officer. The trial judge in admitting this evidence ruled that it was inadmissible as against Clifford, and instructed the jury that there was no evidence to warrant his conviction of the full offence charged in the indictment; that if they were satisfied that he broke and entered the store, the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Commonwealth v. DascalakisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
- Commonwealth v. RussMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919
- Ryan v. HickeyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1921
- Commonwealth v. BoraskyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
- Commonwealth v. MorrisonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1883
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Peterson v. HopsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
- Commonwealth v. GreenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Commonwealth v. NovickiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
- Commonwealth v. FranksMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. SitkoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
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