Legal Opinion
Brunson v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 18, 1975PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQuirico, J.
This is a complaint by Barbara Brunson and Stephen Ware asking this court “to issue a writ of general superintendence” under G. L. c. 211, § 3, as amended by St. 1973, c. 1114, § 44. The primary relief sought by the plaintiffs is the dismissal of indictments pending against them because of alleged constitutional and statutory irregularities in the preparation of the annual jury lists for the city of Boston. These lists are the principal source of members of venires for grand jurors and traverse jurors in Suffolk County. The alternative relief sought by the plaintiffs, in the event the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Linkletter v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Taylor v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Desist v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SoaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. BastaracheMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. BerryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
- Commonwealth v. McLeodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Commonwealth v. ConefreyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
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