1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Mass.
  4. 373 Mass.
  5. 373 Mass. 45 (1977)
 

COMMONWEALTH v. NOLIN

373 Mass. 45 (1977)

364 N.E.2d 1224

COMMONWEALTH vs. LEO NOLIN.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Essex.

July 7, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard M. Riley (Thomas J. Valkevich & Albert S. Conlon with him) for the defendant.

John C. Doherty, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., BRAUCHER, WILKINS, LIACOS, & ABRAMS, JJ.

WILKINS, J.

Fifty years ago last May, Leo Nolin was indicted by an Essex County grand jury for the murder of William H. Griffin. Counsel was appointed for Nolin, and, on October 4, 1927, after a trial lasting fourteen trial days, Nolin was found guilty of murder in the second degree and sentenced to a mandatory term of imprisonment for life in the State prison at Charlestown. No appeal was taken from Nolin's conviction. Including his pre-trial detention, he has been...

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