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Commonwealth v. Wallace

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
Dec 7, 1939
33 N.E.2d 972 (Mass. 1939)

Opinion

December 7, 1939.

W. Hollingsworth, for the defendant.

E.M. Sullivan, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.


Exceptions overruled. The defendants were convicted in the Superior Court of unarmed robbery after a trial before a judge and a jury. They moved for a new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence. After a hearing at which evidence was introduced, the motion was denied. There were no requests for rulings. The defendants excepted to the denial of the motion. Such denial was within the discretion of the judge. No abuse of discretion on other error of law is shown. Commonwealth v. Dascalakis, 246 Mass. 12, 32-33. Commonwealth v. Devereaux, 257 Mass. 391, 394-395. Commonwealth v. Cero, 264 Mass. 264, 272. Commonwealth v. Chin Kee, 283 Mass. 248, 256-257. Commonwealth v. Gwizdoski, 284 Mass. 578, 581.


Summaries of

Commonwealth v. Wallace

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
Dec 7, 1939
33 N.E.2d 972 (Mass. 1939)
Case details for

Commonwealth v. Wallace

Case Details

Full title:COMMONWEALTH vs. RICHARD J. WALLACE et als

Court:Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts

Date published: Dec 7, 1939

Citations

33 N.E.2d 972 (Mass. 1939)
304 Mass. 680

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