COMMONWEALTH v. THOMPSON, 45 Mass. App. Ct. 523 (1998)

699 N.E.2d 847 COMMONWEALTH vs. JOSEPH THOMPSON. No. 97-P-1866.Appeals Court of Massachusetts. Worcester.June 12, 1998. September 28, 1998. Present: Kass, Spina, Beck, JJ. Abuse Prevention. Waiver. Constitutional Law, Waiver of constitutional rights, Freedom of speech and press. A criminal defendant, convicted of three counts of violating an abuse prevention order forbidding him from contacting another […]

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COMMONWEALTH v. ADAMS, 45 Mass. App. Ct. 1116 (1998)

701 N.E.2d 680 COMMONWEALTH vs. MICHAEL ADAMS. No. 96-P-1013.Appeals Court of Massachusetts. September 24, 1998. The judgment of conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm is vacated and the indictment dismissed. The judgments of conviction for armed robbery and second degree murder are affirmed.

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IN RE ALDRICH, 459 Mass. 1001 (2011)

942 N.E.2d 170 ROBERT ALDRICH, petitioner. No. SJC-10746.Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. February 22, 2011. Supreme Judicial Court, Appeal from order of single justice. Moot Question. Habeas Corpus. Practice, Criminal, Postconviction relief. Rescript Opinions. Robert Aldrich appeals from a judgment of a single justice of this court Page 1002 denying his petition for a writ […]

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COMMONWEALTH v. COURTNEY, 7 Mass. App. Ct. 4 (1979)

385 N.E.2d 275 COMMONWEALTH vs. KENNETH A. COURTNEY. Appeals Court of Massachusetts. Middlesex.September 18, 1978. January 23, 1979. Present: KEVILLE, GOODMAN, GRANT, JJ. Practice, Criminal, Instructions to jury. Identification. Alibi. At a criminal trial, an instruction to the jury which effectively excluded from their consideration evidence of the victim’s consumption of alcohol which was relevant […]

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COMMONWEALTH v. JANVRIN, 44 Mass. App. Ct. 917 (1998)

690 N.E.2d 828 COMMONWEALTH vs. BARBARA E. JANVRIN. No. 97-P-48.Appeals Court of Massachusetts. February 19, 1998. Firearms. Receiving Stolen Goods. Necessity. Self-Defense. Practice, Criminal, Instructions to jury, Disclosure of evidence, Discovery, Judicial discretion. The defendant was convicted of possession of a firearm without a license in violation of G.L.c. 269, § 10(a), unlawful possession of […]

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COMMONWEALTH v. CAMPBELL, 3 Mass. App. Ct. 745 (1975)

326 N.E.2d 914 COMMONWEALTH vs. DANIEL CAMPBELL. Appeals Court of Massachusetts. April 30, 1975. The defendant has appealed (G.L.c. 278, §§ 33A-33G) from a conviction under an indictment charging assault (armed) with intent to rob. The only error assigned is the judge’s exclusion of a question put to a prosecution witness during cross-examination. The witness […]

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COMMONWEALTH v. BURNO, 396 Mass. 622 (1986)

487 N.E.2d 1366 COMMONWEALTH vs. THOMAS F. BURNO. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Hampden.October 8, 1985. January 28, 1986. Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., WILKINS, LIACOS, ABRAMS, LYNCH, JJ. Supreme Judicial Court, Further appellate review. Practice, Criminal, Argument by prosecutor, Instructions to jury, Failure to make objection. Assault and Battery. Statement of the scope of the issues […]

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WINDROSS v. VILLAGE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, 71 Mass. App. Ct. 861 (2008)

887 N.E.2d 303 MARKDALE E. WINDROSS v. VILLAGE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.[1] No. 07-P-494.Appeals Court of Massachusetts.March 18, 2008. June 3, 2008. [1] Doing business as Charles River Saab. Present: COHEN, TRAINOR, MEADE, JJ. Anti-Discrimination Law, Employment, Race. Employment, Discrimination. Administrative Law, Exhaustion of remedies. Superior Court, Jurisdiction. Discussion of G.L. c. 151B, § 4(1), which […]

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COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX v. WALTHAM, 278 Mass. 514 (1932)

180 N.E. 318 COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX vs. CITY OF WALTHAM. SAME vs. SAME. SAME vs. SAME. SAME vs. SAME. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Middlesex.November 6, 1931. March 28, 1932. Present: RUGG, C.J., PIERCE, WAIT, SANDERSON, FIELD, JJ. Tax, Assessment, On land held by county for hospital purposes. Land held by counties actually devoted to […]

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SHEA v. COLLEGE, 424 Mass. 1105 (1997)

676 N.E.2d 1146 ANNE MARIE SHEA vs. EMMANUEL COLLEGE another. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. February 25, 1997 Further appellate review denied: Reported below: 42 Mass. App. Ct. 1101 (1997).

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