COMMONWEALTH v. LECAIN, 19 Mass. App. Ct. 1034 (1985)

477 N.E.2d 205 COMMONWEALTH vs. DEAN J. LECAIN. Appeals Court of Massachusetts. April 26, 1985. Evidence, Privileged communication, Collateral matter. Social Worker. After a jury trial in the Superior Court the defendant, Dean J. LeCain, was convicted of murder in the second degree for the killing of the one-year-old daughter of Corleen D., the woman […]

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NIGRO v. ATTORNEY GENERAL, 402 Mass. 438 (1988)

523 N.E.2d 467 JOSEPH W. NIGRO another[1] vs. ATTORNEY GENERAL others.[2] Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.May 5, 1988. May 25, 1988. [1] Charles Raso. [2] Secretary of the Commonwealth. The first ten signers of the petition whose certification by the Attorney General is challenged on appeal, Raymond D. Caruso, Stephen P. Tocco, J. Douglas […]

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COMMONWEALTH v. GONZALEZ, 39 Mass. App. Ct. 472 (1995)

657 N.E.2d 1278 COMMONWEALTH vs. TONY GONZALEZ. No. 94-P-1235.Appeals Court of Massachusetts. Hampden.March 8, 1995. December 1, 1995. Present: SMITH, PORADA, IRELAND, JJ. Search and Seizure, Warrant, Affidavit. Constitutional Law, Search and seizure. An affidavit in support of a search warrant sufficiently described the premises to be searched; in circumstances where the affiant was the […]

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COMMONWEALTH v. MIN SING, 202 Mass. 121 (1909)

88 N.E. 918 COMMONWEALTH vs. MIN SING others. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk.March 24, 1909. May 20, 1909. Present: KNOWLTON, C.J., HAMMOND, LORING, BRALEY, SHELDON, JJ. Practice, Criminal, Exceptions, Charging jury. Witness, Impeachment of. Pleading, Criminal, Indictment. Accessory. At the trial of an indictment for murder before two judges of the Superior Court, the […]

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WEBSTER v. WEBSTER, 264 Mass. 551 (1928)

163 N.E. 197 IRENE M. WEBSTER vs. LLOYD WEBSTER. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Hampshire.September 19, 1928. October 8, 1928. Present: RUGG, C.J., PIERCE, CARROLL, WAIT, SANDERSON, JJ. Marriage and Divorce. Probate Court, Divorce Rule 8, Findings of fact. Waiver. Rules of Court. While Divorce Rule 8 of the Probate Courts has the force of […]

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McELECTRIC, INC v. TRAVELERS CASUALTY SURETY, 61 Mass. App. Ct. 901 (2004)

807 N.E.2d 859 McELECTRIC, INC. v. TRAVELERS CASUALTY SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC., others. No. 03-P-373.Appeals Court of Massachusetts. May 12, 2004. Contract, Release from liability, Settlement agreement. Release. On May 1, 2002, McElectric, Inc. (McElectric), a sub-subcontractor on a construction project bonded by Travelers Casualty Surety Company of America, Inc. (Travelers), signed a release […]

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MASCIOCCHI v. UTENIS, 73 Mass. App. Ct. 1121 (2009)

900 N.E.2d 914 CATINA M. MASCIOCCHI v. ALBINA UTENIS. No. 07-P-1906.Appeals Court of Massachusetts. February 17, 2009. Decisions Pursuant to Rule 1:28. The portion of the judgment Page 1122 that describes the land acquired by adverse possession is vacated and the matter is remanded to the Superior Court solely for a more definite description. The […]

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COMMONWEALTH v. BYERS, 62 Mass. App. Ct. 148 (2004)

815 N.E.2d 276 COMMONWEALTH v. JACOB BYERS. No. 03-P-903.Appeals Court of Massachusetts. Essex.May 11, 2004. September 27, 2004. Present: LAURENCE, BROWN, MILLS, JJ. Practice, Criminal, Instructions to jury, Reasonable doubt, Presumptions and burden of proof. Words, “Near certitude,” “Reasonable certainty.” At a criminal trial, no substantial risk of a miscarriage of justice resulted from a […]

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WARD v. SELECTMEN OF SCITUATE, 334 Mass. 1 (1956)

133 N.E.2d 583 LEWIS F. WARD vs. SELECTMEN OF SCITUATE. Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Plymouth.March 7, 1956. March 28, 1956. Present: QUA, C.J., RONAN, WILKINS, COUNIHAN, WHITTEMORE, JJ. License. Alcoholic Liquors, License. Moot Question. Mandamus. A mandamus case brought to compel the licensing authority of a town to accept the petitioner’s application for a […]

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