Legal Opinion
Metcalf v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 9, 1959PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.
On January 12, 1956, Reginald F. Metcalf, then aged thirteen years and about nine and one half months, shot and killed Philip Kantrowitz in Newburyport. On May 16, 1956, Reginald, who was then fourteen years of age, was indicted for murder by the grand jury for Essex County. Since the indictment was in the statutory form prescribed by G. L. c. 277, § 79, and contained no allegation of murder in the second degree, it charged murder in the first degree. Commonwealth v. Scicchitani, 240 Mass. 402, 404. On June 7, 1956, Reginald, who was represented by counsel, pleaded guilty in the Superior…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Commonwealth v. DascalakisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
- Ekberg v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1948
- Thomas Edward Shioutakon v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
- People v. WilsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1947
8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by41 opinions
- Police Commissioner v. Municipal Court of Dorchester DistrictMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. Connor C.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
- Stokes v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. Humberto H.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2013
- Commonwealth v. ChaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1966
36 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.