Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Cepulonis
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided February 28, 1980PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.
On November 9, 1972, the defendant entered pleas of guilty to two indictments charging him with armed robbery. G. L. c. 265, § 17. Before the pleas were accepted, he was examined by a Superior Court judge and indicated in the course of the colloquy that he was aware of the nature of the crimes, that he had committed both offenses, that he understood the maximum possible sentences (any term of years up to life), that he had not been coerced into pleading guilty, and that he was satisfied with his counsel’s advice. A Worcester police officer testified to the particulars of the robberies and to…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Tollett v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- White v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. BotelhoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Richard Cepulonis v. Joseph PonteCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
- Commonwealth v. HaggertyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Commonwealth v. NolanMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1985
- Commonwealth v. SantiagoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Commonwealth v. ThurstonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2002
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