Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Miranda
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 15, 1993PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
After jury verdicts of guilty of possession with intent to distribute cocaine on separate indictments, the defendant, Myles Miranda, appeals, arguing that the judge erred in denying his two pretrial motions to dismiss the indictments. In particular, the defendant contends that: (1) false testimony given during the first grand jury proceedings impaired the integrity of those proceedings, warranting dismissal of both counts of indictment no. 44070; and (2) it was error for the judge to reinstate count II of indictment no. 44070 three months after nolle prosequi had been entered on that…
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- Commonwealth v. RollinsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1968
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