Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Scagliotti
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 9, 1977PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
The defendant was convicted in the Municipal Court of the City of Boston on a complaint charging the common law crime of soliciting another to commit a felony. See Commonwealth v. Flagg, 135 Mass. 545, 549 (1883); Commonwealth v. Willard, 22 Pick. 476, 478 (1839). The felony solicited was the commission of an “unnatural and lascivious act with another person.” G. L. c. 272, § 35. See Commonwealth v. Balthazar, 366 Mass. 298 (1974), habeas corpus granted sub nom. Balthazar v. Superior Court, 428 F. Supp. 425 (D. Mass. 1977). On appeal, the defendant was tried before a jury in the Superior…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Commonwealth v. FreemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- Commonwealth v. BalthazarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. BishopMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- Commonwealth v. FlaggMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1883
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Back v. Wickes Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. KingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. SefrankaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. FergusonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Commonwealth v. PearceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
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