Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Underwood
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 30, 1970PublishedCited by 133 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQuirico, J.
On February 6, 1969, the defendant was convicted of the crime of armed robbery from two employees of the Tewksbury branch of the Lowell Five Cents Savings Bank; and on the next day he was sentenced to the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Walpole for this crime. He was represented by a lawyer of his choice during the trial and when sentenced.
On August 6, 1969, the defendant filed a motion for a new trial which was heard and denied on September 3, 1969. He was represented by a second lawyer of his choice in the preparation, filing and hearing of this motion.
The case is before us on the…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Commonwealth v. RussMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919
- Commonwealth v. ChanceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1899
- Commonwealth v. KiernanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1964
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3Cited by133 opinions
- Commonwealth v. AdamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
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- Commonwealth v. AntobenedettoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. McLaughlinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Commonwealth v. BiancoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
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