Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Dascalakis
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 20, 1923PublishedCited by 238 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C.J.
The defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree by verdict returned on June 15, 1922. Motion for new trial was filed and after hearing was denied on June 23, 1922. Exceptions were taken to rulings made at the trial. These were overruled by rescript received in the Superior Court on January 9, 1923. The defendant was then on January 16, 1923, sentenced to death. On that date warrant issued for the execution of the sentence, which was delivered to the sheriff. Copy thereof was sent to the warden of the State prison, and certified copy of the whole record including sentence was…
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3Cited by238 opinions
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