Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Dirring
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 21, 1968PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.
The defendants George E. Pinto and John T. Dirring were convicted under indictments charging each with armed robbery. The cases were tried pursuant to G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G. Both appealed.
The evidence may be summarized as follows: On April 24, 1963, about five to ten minutes past 10 a.m. a robbery occurred at the Bristol County Trust Company in Taunton. Four bank employees were on the premises at the time. They testified that two men wearing masks entered the bank with guns drawn and proceeded to commit the robbery. None of the employees could identify the robbers. They were, however, able…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Alegata v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
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3Cited by39 opinions
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