Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Storella
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided May 4, 1978PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArmstrong, J.
On May 2, 1974, the defendant, giving a false name and address, walked into the emergency room of the Bon Secours Hospital in Methuen with a bullet wound. The bullet had entered through his neck and had lodged itself behind his left ear, near the mastoid process. The defendant was not in acute distress, though he had some pain.
The hospital notified the Methuen police department, as required by G. L. c. 112, § 12A, and Captain DeSantis went to the hospital on May 3 to question the defendant. The latter gave his correct name and a false address different from the one given earlier. He said that…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Hoffa v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Burdeau v. McDowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
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3Cited by18 opinions
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