Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Wermers
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided May 13, 2004No. 03-P-563PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKaplan, J.
On the ground that there had been a material fault in the prosecutor’s presentation of evidence to the grand jury, a judge of the Superior Court dismissed without prejudice an indictment for armed robbery. The Commonwealth appeals from the order of dismissal.
Grand jury testimony. About 2:30 p.m., September 17, 2001, *183Shamta Patel and Anthony Chen were at work behind the pharmacy counter at a CVS store on Morrissey Boulevard, in the Dorchester section of Boston. A man appeared at the counter and handed Patel a note, which she in turn handed to Chen. Chen read (paraphrased): “I have a gun. Put…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Commonwealth v. McCarthyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. O'DELLMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. MayfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. McGaheeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Commonwealth v. SalmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Commonwealth v. ClarkMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
- Commonwealth v. Geordi G., a juvenileMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2018