Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Spofford
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 1, 1962PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, C.J.
The defendant was found guilty in the District Court of Hampshire upon a complaint charging that in Northampton on September 2,1960, he “unlawfully did have in his possession certain obscene, indecent and impure prints, pictures, figures, images and other things for the purpose of exhibition.” G. L. c. 272, § 28A (as amended through St. 1959, c. 492, § 2). From this finding he appealed to the Superior Court, where on October 13,1960, he was found guilty by a judge sitting without jury. On November 1,1960, within the appeal period of twenty days, the defendant filed, and the judge allowed, his…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Weeks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Elkins v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
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3Cited by64 opinions
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