Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Butynski
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 4, 1959PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCutter, J.
The defendant was charged by complaint with being concerned on January 7, 1957, with setting up and promoting a lottery for money in violation of G. L. c. 271, § 7. He was found guilty in the District Court. After trial on appeal in the Superior Court, the jury returned a verdict of guilty. The only exceptions argued were those based upon the admission of certain testimony.
1. The Commonwealth, subject to the defendant’s exception, was permitted to introduce testimony that, on December 29, 1956, about ten days prior to the date (January 7, *1521957) of the offence charged, two State police…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Commonwealth v. RobinsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1888
- Commonwealth v. StoneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
- Commonwealth v. NoxonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1946
- Commonwealth v. CorcoranMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1925
- Commonwealth v. CapalboMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WalkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. KingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. BoransMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. CampbellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Grant v. Lewis/Boyle, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
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