Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Valcourt
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 9, 1956PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.
Early in the morning of June 24, 1953, a fire destroyed an apartment house at 40 Isabella Street, Boston, causing the death of three of the tenants, Camille Quinette, Albertine Gauchet, and Deha O’Connor. Subsequently the defendants William E. Valcourt and Edward A. Reynolds were indicted for various offences arising out of the fire. The defendant Valcourt was charged with (1) murder in the second degree, (2) wilfully and maliciously burning a dwelling house, and (3) wilfully burning a building with intent to injure the insurers. The defendant Reynolds was charged with being an accessory…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WelanskyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Commonwealth v. MadeirosMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
- Commonwealth v. CooperMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1928
- Commonwealth v. DiStasioMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
- Commonwealth v. StoneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Commonwealth v. TavaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. MahnkeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. ChalifouxMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Commonwealth v. GallisonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Commonwealth v. HarrisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
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