Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Carter
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 28, 1940PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCox, J.
The defendants, who were jointly indicted under the provisions of G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 272, § 19, for the unlawful use of a certain instrument on the body of one Spencer with intent to procure her miscarriage (see G. L. [Ter. Ed.] c. 277, § 79, Abortion), waived their rights to trial by jury (G. L. [Ter. Ed.] c. 263, § 6, as amended by St. 1933, c. 246, § 1), and were found guilty by a judge of the Superior Court, by whose order the trials were made subject to the provisions of G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, inclusive.
At the close of the Commonwealth’s case, each defendant filed a motion…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Commonwealth v. O'BrienMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
- Commonwealth v. PolianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- Commonwealth v. SaccoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
- Commonwealth v. SinclairMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
- Forbes v. Gordon & Gerber, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
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3Cited by47 opinions
- Commonwealth v. FancyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
- Commonwealth v. BakerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. BurkeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959
- Berry v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Commonwealth v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
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