Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Wallace
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 2, 1963PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.
On November 26,1960, in Pittsfield James Pringle was wounded by the discharge of a shotgun in the defendant’s possession. On December 3,1960, Pringle died from a “massive pulmonary embolism” which, according to the medical evidence, was the result of the shotgun wounds. Since the defendant was sixteen years of age at the time of the shooting, a delinquency complaint was brought against him in a District Court. See Gr. L. c. 119, §§ 52-59. The judge of the District Court, being of opinion that the defendant should be dealt with on the criminal side of the court rather than as a delinquent…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WelanskyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Commonwealth v. ChanceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1899
- Commonwealth v. BurkeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959
- Commonwealth v. BorisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Commonwealth v. DevereauxMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Commonwealth v. FreemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- Commonwealth v. MahnkeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. BorgesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Commonwealth v. GarciaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. CampbellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
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