Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Howard
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 1, 1975PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTauro, C.J.
After a jury waived trial, the defendant was convicted of armed robbery, assault and battery, and entering a dwelling house while armed and assault with intent to commit a felony. He appeals pursuant to G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, his sole contention being that he was denied the right to a fair trial as a result of a polygraph test offer made by the trial judge.
Briefly, the facts reveal that an elderly couple were robbed, and the husband assaulted, when two women and a man gained entrance into their home. The incident took approximately thirty minutes during which time the male victim observed…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- In Re Murchison.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Offutt v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Commonwealth v. a JuvenileMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Berlandi v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- United States v. Edward LeavittCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MelloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
- Commonwealth v. VitelloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. StewartMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Furtado v. FurtadoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. DiazMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
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