Legal Opinion
Joseph Subilosky v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 30, 1969No. 7279_1PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McENTEE, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the dismissal of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Defendant was convicted of various crimes, including first degree murder, in connection with a bank robbery in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1965. The facts are detailed in the opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court affirming the convictions, Commonwealth v. Subilosky, 352 Mass. 153, 155-157, 224 N.E.2d 197 (1967) and need not be repeated.
The chief issue presented here concerns the use of prior convictions to impeach the defendant’s credibility. Counsel on direct-examination elicited the fact…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Burgett v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Elijah Wright v. Maryland Penitentiary, State of MarylandCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1970
- James J. Connor v. Philip J. PicardCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1970
- James v. CopingerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1970
- Subilosky v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1970
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