Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Bunting
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 11, 1988PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
The sole issue on appeal is whether the defendant is entitled to compensation pursuant to G. L. c. 277, § 73, 1 because the charges against him were dismissed pursuant to Mass. R. Crim. P. 36, 378 Mass. 909 (1979). 2 A Superior Court judge determined that the defendant was not entitled to such compensation. The defendant appealed. We transferred the case on our own motion. We affirm.
We summarize the facts. In September, 1981, a Suffolk County grand jury returned indictments against the defendant. 3 On October 8, 1981, the defendant was defaulted. On May 27, 1982, the defendant filed a motion…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Russell v. PlaceSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Thomas Worcester v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1966
- Barry v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Home Owners Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Northwestern Fire & Marine InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1968
- Commonwealth v. LookMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Pinshaw v. Metropolitan District CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
- Day v. KerkorianMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2004
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- Commonwealth v. CorbinMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1988
- Kirker v. Board of AppealsMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1992
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