COMMONWEALTH v. SOUSA


350 Mass. 591 (1966)

215 N.E.2d 910

COMMONWEALTH vs. GERALD SOUSA.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Bristol.

April 14, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Heaney (Robert L. Hill with him) for the defendant.

Roger F. Sullivan, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: WILKINS, C.J., WHITTEMORE, CUTTER, KIRK, & REARDON, JJ.


REARDON, J.

About 1 A.M. December 28, 1963, three men entered Padden's Cafe in Fall River. There were already five people in the establishment, including the proprietor, Jean Thibeault, an employee, Albert Brulotte, and a customer, Barbara Ferree. The newcomers asked for beer and were advised that the bar was closed. They then requested change for cigarettes and were told that the cash had been put away. They next sought...

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