Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Britland
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 15, 1938PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDolan, J.
The defendant was tried at one time under two indictments, one charging him with being an accessory before the fact to the crime of armed robbery, and the other with being an accessory after the fact to the same crime. He pleaded not guilty to each indictment. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty on the first indictment and a verdict of guilty on the second indictment. The robbery took place on April 9, 1936, in the city of Fall River, and it appeared in evidence that the principals involved were Vernon Boitano and James Connors. The former had disappeared and the latter had pleaded…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Commonwealth v. TrefethenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
- Commonwealth v. GoldbergMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1912
- Barbrick v. HuddellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
- Commonwealth v. CantorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1925
- Commonwealth v. RussellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1893
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WatsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. WestMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
- Klefbeck v. DousMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Commonwealth v. SchnackenbergMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1969
- Ricciutti v. Sylvania Electric Products Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
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