Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Pinckney
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 4, 1974PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, J.
The defendant appeals under the provi sions of G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33H, inclusive, from his conviction of breaking and entering in the nighttime with intent to commit larceny. He assigns as error the judge’s refusal to question the venire as to whether any of them felt any bias against the defendant because he is black or would give greater credence to the testimony of a police officer simply because of his position.
We summarize the relevant facts. On June 24, 1972, Priscilla Monge and Danielle Sahely left their third-floor apartment at 300 Commonwealth Avenue to go to the movies. On…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Ham v. South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Commonwealth v. RodriquezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Commonwealth v. KiernanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1964
- Commonwealth v. GeaganMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959
- Commonwealth v. RossMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WalkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. CameronMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. LumleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
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