Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Bennett

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided June 7, 1977Published

1Opinion of the Court

1. The evidence amply warranted findings that the defendant was found in possession of various apparatus for registering bets and was engaged in that enterprise at the time of the raid. Therefore, the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict was properly denied on each complaint. See Commonwealth v. Jensky, 318 Mass. 350 (1945); Commonwealth v. Boyle, 346 Mass. 1 (1963); Commonwealth v. Cosolito, 359 Mass. 467 (1971). 2. There was no error in the denial of the motion for a mistrial based on the prosecutor’s question and an alleged statement thereafter (which does not appear in the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. De ChristoforoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
  2. Commonwealth v. RansomMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
  3. Commonwealth v. MottMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1974
  4. Lamoureux v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1968
  5. Commonwealth v. MiskelMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974

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