Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Cincotta
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided January 19, 1979PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHale, C.J.
The defendant appeals (G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G) from his conviction of armed robbery while having artificially distorted features (G. L. c. 265, § 17). He assigns as error the motion judge’s denial of his motion to suppress certain identification testimony. He also assigns error in the trial judge’s refusal to direct a verdict and his denial of a motion for a new trial.
On July 19,1976, the Quincy branch of the First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Boston was robbed by a single male armed with a handgun who fled the bank with $4,004.48. Present in the bank at the time of the robbery…
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- Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Commonwealth v. CincottaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. HicksMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. MattiasMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. AssadMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1985
- Commonwealth v. KeyMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1985
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