Commonwealth v. Boris

These defendants were convicted after a trial of three indictments, each one of which charged one of the defendants separately with receiving stolen property. These indictments were tried together with a similar indictment against one Talbert, who was acquitted. The trial was held in accordance with G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, as amended. The defendants have assigned various errors.

The second error assigned by Marcus and the first error assigned by Noiseux are based upon the refusal of the *311judge to recognize their waivers of a jury trial. The statute, G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 263, § 6, as…