Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Lewis

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided January 6, 1978PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBraucher, J.

The defendant was taken to a police station, given Miranda warnings, and interrogated. He then made damaging admissions. He now contends that those admissions should have been suppressed because the warnings did not inform him of his right to terminate questioning at any time. We hold that no such warning was required, and affirm his convictions.

The defendant was indicted for a number of sexual offenses, including rape, against the same victim, by reason of events on December 8, 1975. After a jury trial he was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for concurrent terms the longest of which…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Commonwealth v. WilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
  3. State v. RiddickSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1976
  4. Commonwealth v. AlstonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  5. Commonwealth v. FieldingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. AmazeenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
  2. Commonwealth v. SannaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
  3. Commonwealth v. WaiteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
  4. Commonwealth v. DayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
  5. Wofford v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997

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