Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Lupo
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 24, 1985PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
The defendant appeals from a District Court judge’s denial of his motion for postconviction relief under Mass. R. Crim. P. 30 (a), 378 Mass. 900 (1979). The defendant had been charged with possession of marihuana and was found guilty under G. L. c. 94C, § 34, as a first offender, after he had admitted to sufficient facts. The judge sentenced him to six months of probation and imposed a $400 fine and a $100 surfine. The defendant did not claim an appeal under G. L. c. 278, § 18, but rather filed a motion for postconviction relief to correct the sentence on the ground that the $500 fine was…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- George C. Desmond, and v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1965
- George C. Desmond v. United States of America, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1964
- Lydon v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Perkins v. BangsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1910
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3Cited by15 opinions
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