Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Fournier
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 11, 1977PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBraucher, J.
The defendant was indicted for. murder, armed robbery, and unlawfully carrying a firearm, and was convicted of murder in the second degree, larceny, and unlawfully carrying a firearm. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, the other charges were placed on file with his consent, and he appeals under G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, arguing two assignments of error. We affirm the murder conviction. We hold that his statement to the police was voluntarily given and was admissible in evidence, notwithstanding the promise of the police that it would not be disclosed to a particular police…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Stein v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Commonwealth v. MahnkeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
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- Commonwealth v. MakarewiczMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1956
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3Cited by24 opinions
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