Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Doyle
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 3, 1949PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLummus, J.
The defendant, a councillor of the city of Fall River, was indicted in two counts, one for corruptly requesting of Norman A. Dubois a gift or gratuity or a promise to make a gift of $5,000 under an agreement or with an understanding that his vote, opinion or judgment would be given in favor of the purchase by the city from said Norman A. Dubois of a parcel of land. The other count was similar, except that the money was described as “a certain sum of money.” G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 268, § 8.
The defendant was found guilty by a jury on both counts, and sentenced to not more than seven years nor less…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Commonwealth v. DascalakisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
- Commonwealth v. PolianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- City of Boston v. SantosuossoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
- Commonwealth v. GricusMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Solomon v. DabrowskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Commonwealth v. DomanskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1954
- Commonwealth v. StewartMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Commonwealth v. De ChristoforoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
- Commonwealth v. GeaganMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959
- Commonwealth v. BernierMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
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