Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Rawlins
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 3, 1967PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpiegel, J.
The defendant was indicted with one Kenneth E. Witt for armed robbery. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty as to Witt and a verdict of guilty as to the defendant, who received a sentence of twelve to eighteen years. The trial was subject to G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, and is here on appeal. There are nine assignments of error, seven of which have been argued.
The following facts are undisputed. About 9:30 p.m. on Friday, February 11,1966, one Vivian Williams went to the front door of her home to answer the doorbell. She observed two men, one Negro and one white, standing outside her door.…
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3Cited by16 opinions
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