Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Binkiewicz
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 9, 1961PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhittemobe, J.
These cases arose out of the robbery of the People’s National Bank, Marlborough, on February 28, 1958. At the trial in the Superior Court, the defendants Michael Binkiewicz and Donald Painten Avere convicted on indictments charging armed robbery while masked and disguised, and Binkiewicz, Painten, and George E. Hayes were convicted on indictments charging larceny of an automobile and conspiracy to steal. A fourth defendant, John Bratkon, in the course of the trial, pleaded guilty to armed robbery and conspiracy and thereupon was called as a witness for the Commonwealth. The convictions…
2Cases cited67 opinions
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- White v. RagenSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- House v. MayoSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
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3Cited by65 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BohannonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
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- Commonwealth v. FrenchMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1970
- Commonwealth v. RobertsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
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