Legal Opinion
Commonwealth vs. a Juvenile
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 13, 1985No. 2PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, J.
The defendant, a black juvenile, after a bench trial in the juvenile session of the Dorchester District Court, was found delinquent by reason of having committed armed robbery. He appealed to the Boston Juvenile Court, Appellate Division, for a trial de nova under G. L. c. 119, § 56 (1984 ed.). After trial before a jury of twelve, the defendant again was adjudicated delinquent and was committed to the custody of the Department of Youth Services. He appealed, and we transferred the case to this court on our own motion.
The defendant argues that the judge’s instructions to the jury on the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SoaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. GarciaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. HobbsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. SandersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Commonwealth v. OtsukiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
- Commonwealth v. GagliardiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
- Commonwealth v. RiveraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. PavaoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
- Commonwealth v. RamirezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
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