Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Haney
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 4, 1970PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.
The defendant, at a trial made subject to G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, was convicted on an indictment charging him with armed robbery. He appealed.
We summarize so much of the testimony as is necessary to furnish a background for the questions presented. One Nelson Cripps was the manager of the First National Store located at 545 Freeport Street, Dorchester. He testified that on December 27, 1968, at approximately 2 p.m., while on duty in the store office, he heard someone say, “This is a hold-up.” He looked out toward the grated window of the office and saw a man with a silver or chrome plated…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MadeirosMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
- Commonwealth v. McLaughlinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- Commonwealth v. MercierMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
- Commonwealth v. WestMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1970
- Commonwealth v. O'TooleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1950
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Commonwealth v. ToneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. RobertsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. GildayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. BookerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. LoweMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
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