Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Benjamin
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided December 19, 1975PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGrant, J.
Benjamin, Roberts and Lawrence have each been convicted by a jury of numerous charges of conspiracy. In order to place in proper perspective the various exceptions which have been argued by each defendant, it will be necessary to outline at some length the salient features of these cases as they pursued a common course from indictment to sentence.2
On October 21, 1968, a grand jury sitting in Middlesex county returned a welter of indictments against Benjamin, Roberts, Lawrence, one Paul J. Brousseau, and one Claire Monroe, alleging the commission by each of a variety of white collar crimes.…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Murphy v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Braverman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Commonwealth v. GurneyMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. WinterMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. CorridoriMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1981
- Commonwealth v. DutneyMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. DellingerMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1980
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