Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Lopes
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided October 1, 1985PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGrant, J.
On October 16, 1981, the defendant was convicted by a Superior Court jury in Barnstable County on separate indictments charging him with violations of G. L. c. 266, §§18 and 20. He did not appeal at that time. On October 6, 1983, the trial judge, acting at the request of the defendant, purported to enlarge the time within which the defendant could file a notice of appeal from his convictions. On November 15, 1984, the defendant, represented by appointed counsel, filed a motion for a new trial (subsequently amended) which, after opportunity for a hearing, was denied by the trial judge on…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Commonwealth v. FreemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- Commonwealth v. SoaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. TavaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. SatterfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. FidlerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Francis A. Willhauck, Jr. v. Paul HalpinCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
- Commonwealth v. WhiteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
- Commonwealth v. CowieMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
- Oyegbola v. DeSimoneMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1995
- Commonwealth v. TolentinoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
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