Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Boland

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided September 2, 1997No. 96-P-1912PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGillerman, J.

The defendant appeals from the denial of his motion under Mass.R.Crim.P. 30(a), 378 Mass. 900 (1979), seeking postconviction relief in order to correct his sentence by obtaining credit for time spent in confinement in Florida prior to his return to Massachusetts. The material facts, as stipulated by the parties or found by the motion judge, are these.

On September 18, 1991, the defendant was arrested in Florida as a fugitive from justice in Massachusetts.1 The underlying offense leading to this arrest was the Massachusetts charge for *452which Boland is currently serving a sentence. The defendant…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Chalifoux v. Commissioner of CorrectionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
  2. Brown v. Commissioner of CorrectionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1958
  3. Manning v. Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional InstitutionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
  4. Commonwealth v. GrantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
  5. Cuda v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1994

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MorasseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2006
  2. Commonwealth v. BarriereMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1999
  3. Gardner v. Commissioner of CorrectionMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2002
  4. Commonwealth v. MurphyMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2005
  5. Commonwealth v. FriasMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2002

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