Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Jones
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided December 26, 1978PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHale, C.J.
The defendant was convicted of armed robbery (G. L. c. 265, § 17) on indictment no. 0331 and was also convicted of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon (G. L. c. 265, § 15A) on indictment no. 0798 and sentenced to concurrent terms of seven to ten years at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Walpole. He assigns as error the trial judge’s refusal to dismiss the indictments on the ground that his right to a speedy trial as guaranteed by G. L. c. 277, § 72A, and by the Federal and State Constitutions was violated. He also assigns as error under indictment no. 0798 the…
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