Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Hicks
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 2, 1979PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBraucher, J.
Convicted of murder in the first degree, robbery, and confining or putting in fear for the purpose of stealing, the three defendants appeal pursuant to G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G. In twenty-four days of trial they claimed 254 exceptions, and they assigned 217 errors but argued only ten. We treat the assignments of error not argued as waived. S.J.C. Rule 1:13, as amended, 366 Mass. 853 (1974). Commonwealth v. Horton, 376 Mass. 380 (1978). We affirm the convictions.
The crimes were committed December 3, 1972. The indictments were returned January 21, 1974. Pretrial motions were heard April 5,…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. DickersonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
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3Cited by34 opinions
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