Legal Opinion
Alegata v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 17, 1967PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.
These are five petitions for writs of error brought by five persons who were separately convicted of various offences in District Courts. The cases were heard together in the County Court on the pleadings and returns; no evidence was introduced. The single justice, without decision, reserved and reported all of the cases to the full court.
The Mitchell Case.
Ralph K. Mitchell was convicted and sentenced to pay a fine under a complaint charging that “being abroad in the night time and being suspected of unlawful design, [he] did not give a satisfactory account of himself.” The complaint was…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Henry v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Lanzetta v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by116 opinions
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- Iacobucci v. Town of PembrokeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
- Commonwealth v. GallantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
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- Commonwealth v. OrlandoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
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