Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Fleurant
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided May 15, 1974PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHale, C.J.
At a jury trial held subject to the provisions of G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, the defendant was found guilty on two indictments each charging unlawful possession of a machine gun. G. L. c. 269, § 10, as amended through St. 1969, c. 799, §§ 14-16. He has assigned as error: (1) the denial of his motion to suppress evidence; (2) certain evidentiary rulings made at trial; and (3) the denial of his motions for directed verdicts.
1. (Assignment of Error No. 1.) The machine guns in question, together with other weapons and ammunition, were seized on May 16, 1972, when officers of the Worcester police…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. Warren G. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by40 opinions
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