Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Favulli
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 1, 1967PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhittemore, J.
These are appeals by two defendants convicted of soliciting a bribe and conspiracy to solicit a bribe. The proceedings and the trial were subject to G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G.
*97The conspiracy indictment charged that the defendants Favulli and Sullivan, with Joseph E. Crimmins and Ernest C. Stasiun, all then being members of the Executive Council of the Commonwealth, and Foster Furcolo, then the Governor, conspired with each other and with Leo F. Benoit (not a defendant) and others not named to request and accept from Mr. Furcolo, Benoit, and others money for their votes to confirm the nomination…
2Cases cited47 opinions
- Pinkerton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Kilbourn v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Fay v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- United States v. KatzSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Gebardi v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
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3Cited by42 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. VanderpoolMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- State v. GretzlerArizona Supreme Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. CantresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
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