Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Cote
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 5, 1990PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, C.J.
On March 13, 1987, a jury of the Superior Court in Bristol County found the defendant, Joseph Arthur Cote, guilty of one count of breaking and entering a building in the daytime with intent to commit larceny, two counts of breaking a safe, and one count of larceny of goods with a value of more than $100. The defendant appeals his convictions. He alleges that the prosecutor’s failure to present to the grand jury certain evidence obtained through a grand jury subpoena requires that his convictions be reversed and the indictments be dismissed. We affirm.
The petit jury were warranted in finding…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- United States v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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- Commonwealth v. BloodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
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