COMMONWEALTH v. ROYCE


358 Mass. 597 (1971)

266 N.E.2d 308

COMMONWEALTH vs. WILLIAM ROYCE.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

January 29, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert L. Hutton, Jr., for the defendant.

Gerald F. Muldoon, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: TAURO, C.J., SPALDING, CUTTER, REARDON, & QUIRICO, JJ.


REARDON, J.

The defendant was indicted and found guilty on three counts of armed robbery in the Superior Court in a trial held subject to G.L.c. 278, §§ 33A-33G. He is here on an assignment of errors, arguing to us only two of the four that he originally alleged.

1. The defendant bases his first assignment on G.L.c. 277, § 72A, as appearing in St. 1965, c. 343, which makes mandatory upon the respective officers in charge of prisoners that they...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases