Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Baker
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 28, 1964PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.
The defendant was found guilty of selling a firearm to a minor in violation of Gr. L. c. 140, § 130, and of carrying a firearm without a license in violation of Gr. L. c. 269, § 10. This appeal, the trial having been made subject to G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G-, challenges the latter conviction.
There is but one assignment of error and that concerns a ruling on evidence. The ruling occurred in these circumstances. One Melvin Simpson was called as a witness by the defendant. Simpson at that time was in custody and he was brought into court, accompanied by his counsel, pursuant to a writ of habeas…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Malloy v. HoganSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Mulloney v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1935
- Commonwealth v. FarrellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1948
- O'CONNELL v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
- Smethurst v. Proprietors of Independent Congregational Church in Barton SquareMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1889
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Commonwealth v. FunchesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. McLeodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Taylor v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. AhearnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. KleciakMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1966
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