Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Tobin

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided August 6, 1984PublishedCited by 62 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, J.

In December, 1976, the defendant, Robert M. Tobin, and William G. Reinstein, the former mayor of Revere, were indicted for three violations of G. L. c. 268A, § 2 (b). The indictments charged that Reinstein and Tobin solicited, agreed to receive, and received money from Simon Sharigian in return for Reinstein’s being influenced in performing an official act.

On February 3, 1978, a jury convicted Tobin on all indictments, and he was sentenced to the Essex County house of correction for concurrent terms of two years on each indictment. Tobin timely filed an appeal. Later, he filed a motion for a…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
  3. Commonwealth v. BeckettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
  4. Commonwealth v. SandlerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
  5. Commonwealth v. ChalifouxMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973

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3Cited by62 opinions

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  3. Commonwealth v. SantiagoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
  4. Commonwealth v. RosaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
  5. Commonwealth v. GordonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990

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