Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Francis
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 5, 1978PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQuirico, J.
This is the second of three cases decided today in which we are concerned with G. L. c. 278, § 24, which authorizes the entry of default and imposition of sentence on a defendant, who, having entered an appeal from a conviction in a District Court, fails to appear for trial in the Superior Court. This case, however, presents a somewhat different factual and substantive posture from the first one, viz., that of Commonwealth v. Bartlett, ante 744 (1978).
On May 12, 1976, the defendant, Thomas E. Francis, was found guilty in the District Court of Fitchburg on four complaints charging breaking and…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Ludwig v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Commonwealth v. BellinoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
- Holmes v. HuntMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1877
- Bothwell v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
- Commonwealth v. DorseyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1869
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. GoldoffMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1987
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