Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Osborne
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 17, 2006PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCordy, J.
Following a bench trial in the Dorchester Division of the District Court Department, William M. Osborne was convicted of possession of a class B substance. He has contended on appeal that the waiver of his right to trial by jury was ineffective, and his conviction therefore invalid, because he did not sign a written waiver as required by G. L. c. 263, § 6, and Mass. R. Crim. P. 19 (a), 378 Mass. 888 (1979). The Appeals Court reversed and set aside the finding of guilt. Commonwealth v. Osborne, 62 Mass. App. Ct. 445 (2004). We granted the Commonwealth’s application for further appellate review…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Ciummei v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. RoblesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
- Commonwealth v. PavaoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
- Commonwealth v. ColladoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
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