Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. DeBrosky
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 8, 1973PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
Shortly after 6 p.m. on the evening of February 18, 1969, three men entered the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford W. Mann in Greenfield and stole the major portion of Mann’s valuable coin collection.
Each of the two defendants was found guilty of (1) putting Mann in fear for the purpose of stealing, (2) assault and battery on Mann by means of a dangerous weapon, (3) masked, armed robbery from Mann, (4) robbery from Mrs. Mann, and (5) unauthorized use of Mann’s automobile, which it was claimed they used to leave the Mann home after loading the coin collection into Mann’s car. The defendants appeal…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Commonwealth v. FrenchMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1970
- Commonwealth v. FlynnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- Commonwealth v. MurphyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- Kelly v. O'NEILMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1973
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3Cited by56 opinions
- Commonwealth v. HelfantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- State v. VanceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. StoreyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. StewartMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Bouchie v. MurrayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
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