COMMONWEALTH v. DOYLE, 73 Mass. App. Ct. 304 (2008)

897 N.E.2d 1025 COMMONWEALTH v. KASANDRA DOYLE. No. 07-P-1077.Appeals Court of Massachusetts. Middlesex.September 8, 2008. December 8, 2008. Present: RAPOZA, C.J., SMITH, SIKORA, JJ. Motor Vehicle, Homicide. Homicide. Evidence, Relevancy and materiality. Practice, Criminal, Instructions to jury, Lesser included offense. At the trial of indictments charging homicide by operating a motor vehicle recklessly or negligently, […]

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HARDING v. COMMONWEALTH, 283 Mass. 369 (1933)

186 N.E. 556 CARL O. HARDING vs. COMMONWEALTH. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.December 15, 1932. June 27, 1933. Present: RUGG, C.J., CROSBY, PIERCE, LUMMUS, JJ. Error, Writ of. Practice, Criminal, Sentence. Evidence, Presumptions and burden of proof. Constitutional Law, Cruel and unusual punishment. Receiving Stolen Goods. A judgment must be erroneous on the face […]

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KINNEY, 5 Mass. App. Ct. 457 (1977)

363 N.E.2d 1337 HENRY KINNEY, Petitioner. Appeals Court of Massachusetts. Hampshire.May 9, 1977. June 24, 1977. Present: HALE, C.J., GRANT, BROWN, JJ. Practice, Criminal, Sentence. Imprisonment. A prisoner who was sentenced to a house of correction for several offenses while an escapee from the State prison was not entitled to have the house of correction […]

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COMMONWEALTH v. SHELTON, 37 Mass. App. Ct. 964 (1994)

643 N.E.2d 48 COMMONWEALTH vs. DENNIS SHELTON. No. 93-P-650.Appeals Court of Massachusetts. December 12, 1994. Practice, Criminal, Severance, Required finding, Indictment, Argument by prosecutor, Assistance of counsel Homicide. Malice. Witness, Cross-examination, Redirect examination. The defendant appeals from his convictions of murder in the second degree, armed assault with intent to rob, and assault and battery […]

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PEMBERTON SQ. OPERATING CO. v. LYDON, 292 Mass. 63 (1935)

197 N.E. 514 PEMBERTON SQ. OPERATING CO. vs. MICHAEL J. LYDON another. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.December 5, 1934. September 12, 1935. Present: RUGG, C.J., CROSBY, FIELD, DONAHUE, LUMMUS, JJ. Bills and Notes, Validity, Holder in due course. Equity Pleading and Practice, Exceptions, Appeal, Requests and rulings. A suit in equity properly may come […]

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