Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Franco
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 8, 1995PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
A single justice of the Supreme Judicial Court for Suffolk County granted the defendant’s application for leave to prosecute an interlocutory appeal from the denial of his motion to suppress and reserved and reported the case to the full court. Although it is a close question, we now affirm the ruling of the Superior Court judge.
1. Procedural background. On August 27, 1992, a Suffolk County grand jury indicted the defendant on the following charges: (1) unlawful possession of a firearm in violation of G. L. c. 269, § 10 (a) (1992 ed.); (2) trafficking in cocaine by possessing 200 grams of…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. HaasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. StoreyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. SantalizMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. HasonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
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3Cited by27 opinions
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