Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Pressley
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 15, 1983PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.
The defendant was found guilty of unarmed robbery (G. L. c. 265, § 19), following a trial to a jury. He claims error in the failure of the trial judge to instruct the jury on the possibility of a good faith error in the victim’s identification of the defendant, and in the procedure for sentencing adopted by the judge. The defendant appealed and we granted him further appellate review after the Appeals Court affirmed the judgment under its summary procedure. Appeals Court Rule 1:28, as amended, 10 Mass. App. Ct. 942 (1980). We reverse the conviction on the first claim of error and, therefore,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. BowdenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. RodriguezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- United States v. Thomas Michael KavanaghCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Commonwealth v. BreeseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
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