Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Preziosi
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 23, 1987PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
The defendant, after a jury trial in the Superior Court, was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to a term of five years at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Concord. He appealed. He asserts error in the judge’s instructions as they related to the failure of the police to test for fingerprints. The Appeals Court ordered dismissal of the appeal because of the defendant’s failure to file a “timely notice of appeal.” Commonwealth v. Butts, 21 Mass. App. Ct. 972 (1986). We granted further appellate review. We consider the merits of the appeal, and we affirm the judgment of…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Commonwealth v. FreemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- Commonwealth v. TavaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. BowdenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. SellonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. HofferMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Commonwealth v. DelaneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Commonwealth v. PhoenixMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
- Commonwealth v. BoyerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Commonwealth v. NobleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
- Commonwealth v. YameenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
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