Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Mott
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided March 14, 1974PublishedCited by 39 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 con victed of possession of heroin with intent to sell and was sentenced. He has briefed and argued three assignments of error concerning the denials of (1) his request to represent himself; (2) his motion to specify the name and address of the police informant, and (3) his motion for a directed verdict.
We summarize the evidence. At approximately 3:30 a.m. on January 5, 1972, police officers, having obtained a search warrant based on information supplied by an informant, went to the New Bedford…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Adams v. United States Ex Rel. McCannSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- McCray v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Milton v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Michael C. Tuitt v. Michael Fair, Massachusetts Commissioner of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Commonwealth v. CavanaughMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. LaPerleMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1985
- Commonwealth v. RugaberMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. NicholsMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1976
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