Legal Opinion
Hadfield v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 25, 1982PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
The plaintiffs, defendants in a criminal action (hereinafter, defendants), commenced an action under G. L. c. 211, § 3, seeking from a single justice of this court the dismissal of indictments charging them with trafficking in marihuana, and with related conspiracies. The cases have not yet been tried on the merits. After hearing, the single justice denied relief and dismissed the action, and the defendants appealed to the full court. The defendants seek relief on the basis that (1) the grand jury that returned *253the indictments sat at a time prohibited by G. L. c. 277, § 1; (2) the grand jury…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United States v. Hollywood Motor Car Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Commonwealth v. McCarthyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Myers v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Gilday v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
- Morrissette v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Ventresco v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
- Dunbrack v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Marino v. TagarisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Parents of Two Minors v. Bristol Division of the Juvenile Court DepartmentMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- DuPont v. Superior CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
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