Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Berth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 12, 1982PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.
The defendants were convicted in the Superior Court of violations of G. L. c. 94C, § 32. They appealed to the Appeals Court which reversed, finding error in the judge’s charge concerning alibi. Commonwealth v. Berth, 12 Mass. App. Ct. 936 (1981). We granted the Commonwealth’s application for further appellate review. We agree with the Appeals Court that the judgments must be reversed and that a new trial is required.
The evidence may be summarized as follows. On September 6, 1979, the Boston police conducted a field operation in the vicinity of 1820-1950 Washington Street. Approximately twenty…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Commonwealth v. FreemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- Commonwealth v. BowdenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. HofferMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. FranklinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Commonwealth v. PaszkoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. AndrewsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
- Commonwealth v. ShelineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. EgertonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. PhoenixMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
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