Legal Opinion
Beldotti v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided August 22, 1996No. 91-P-1242PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
In January, 1989, Dennis Beldotti was convicted of first degree murder and was sentenced to a term of life imprisonment without possibility of parole. The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed his conviction in 1991, calling it a “brutal sex crime.” Commonwealth v. Beldotti, 409 Mass. 553, 557 (1991).
On July 15, 1991, Beldotti wrote a letter to the Norfolk County district attorney’s office requesting the return of the property that had been seized, pursuant to a search warrant, *186from his house on August 2, 1988, in connection with the investigation of the murder. A response to the letter indicated…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BeldottiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
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