Legal Opinion
Taylor v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 5, 1975PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtReardon, J.
These are two petitions for writs of error brought by juveniles held in contempt by the Municipal Court of the Dorchester District for refusal to answer questions in juvenile proceedings against a third party. After hearing, a judge of the Superior Court granted both petitions. The cases are here on the Commonwealth’s substitute outline bills of exceptions and designations, and the outline bills of exceptions and designations of the petitioners.
On October 4, 1973, a sixty-five year old man, Ludi-vico Louis Barba, was stabbed to death. Considerable public attention was focused on the murder.…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Malloy v. HoganSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Hoffman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Rogers v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- United States v. Emanuel JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by50 opinions
- Commonwealth v. FunchesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. a JuvenileMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Commonwealth v. ClementeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2008
- Commonwealth v. FazioMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. OrtizMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
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