Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Lacy
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 22, 1976PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtReardon, J.
This case is here under G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, on an appeal by the defendant from a conviction of murder in the first degree, and a subsequent sentence of life imprisonment. The facts are simply stated.
On December 14, 1973, between 11 a.m. and 12 noon, the defendant arrived and sought entrance at the apartment building located on Worcester Square, Boston, where the victim, Mrs. Lillian Fitzgerald, lived. A lodger coming to the door summoned the building custodian who, having viewed what purported to be an identification card, admitted the defendant on the basis that he was taking a survey…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Commonwealth v. CampbellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- Commonwealth v. MadeirosMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
- Commonwealth v. ChanceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1899
- Commonwealth v. ConnollyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1970
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3Cited by67 opinions
- Commonwealth v. CunneenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Commonwealth v. WaldenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. GouldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. RobertsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. FreibergMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
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