Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Ray
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 10, 2001PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCordy, J.
The question before the court is whether a judge may properly set alternative bails in differing amounts as a condition for pretrial release in a criminal case: one in an amount which can be posted in the form of a surety company bond; and the other in an amount equal to the maximum nonrefundable premium required to purchase the surety bond but which can be posted only in the form of cash.1 In order to resolve the question, we need to interpret the meaning of that portion of G. L. c. 276, § 58, appearing in the last sentence of the first paragraph that provides: “If the justice or clerk or…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Schilb v. KuebelSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Commonwealth v. WeloskyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
- Bronstein v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. GalvinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Telesetsky v. WightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Clerk-Magistrate of the West Roxbury Division of the District Court DepartmentMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
- Querubin v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
- Foss v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
- Commonwealth v. PaganMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
- Commonwealth v. HatchMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
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