Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Collins
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided March 18, 1981PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.
Collins was convicted by a Superior Court jury on two indictments charging him with knowingly carrying firearms in a vehicle in violation of G. L. c. 269, § 10(a), and sentenced to concurrent terms in a house of correction. His appeal from these convictions 1 raises questions with respect to: (1) the denial of his motion for a required finding of not guilty on the two charges (Mass.R.Crim.P. 25[a], 378 Mass. 896 [1979]); (2) the denial of his motion to suppress the firearms; (3) the propriety of the prosecutor’s closing argument; and (4) the denial of his motion for a new trial.…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Bumper v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. WalkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. DiazMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1983
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