Commonwealth v. Pope

Commonwealth v. Randy Pope

Commonwealth v. Pope, 357 N.E.2d 329 (Mass. App. Ct. 1976)

Court: Massachusetts Appeals Court · State Appellate Courts
Decided: November 24, 1976
Citations: 357 N.E.2d 3294 Mass. App. Ct. 8541976 Mass. App. LEXIS 658

Cited by 2

Opinion of the Court

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Assuming, without deciding, that it was improper for the District Court judge to allow the prosecutor’s motion to amend the complaint at the close of the evidence, the error was rendered immaterial by the appeal from the District Court judgment to the Superior Court. Commonwealth v. Calhane, 108 Mass. 431, 432 (1871). Commonwealth v. Sheehan, 108 Mass. 432 , note (1871). Commonwealth v. Harvey, 111 Mass. 420, 421 (1873). Commonwealth v. Holmes, 119 Mass. 195, 199 (1875). Commonwealth v. Fredericks, 119 Mass. 199, 205 (1875). Commonwealth v. Burke, 121 Mass. 39, 40 (1876). Commonwealth v. Whalen, 147 Mass. 376, 378 (1888). Commonwealth v. Oakes, 151 Mass. 394, 395 (1890). See Commonwealth v. Dunham, 22 Pick. 11 , 12 (1839); Mann v. Commonwealth, 359 Mass. 661, 666 (1971). Those cases are still good law. Enbinder v. Commonwealth, 368 Mass. 214, 218 (1975). They control this case. Contrast Whitmarsh v. Commonwealth, 366 Mass. 212, 215-216 (1974), app. dism. 421 U. S. 957 (1975). The defendant’s remaining assignments of error, not having been argued, are not considered.

Judgment affirmed.

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Commonwealth v. Duquette438 N.E.2d 334 (Mass. 1982)
Foley v. Lowell Division of the District Court Department501 N.E.2d 1151 (Mass. 1986)

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Foley v. Lowell Division of the District Court Department501 N.E.2d 1151 (Mass. 1986)
Commonwealth v. Duquette438 N.E.2d 334 (Mass. 1982)

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Depth	Case	Cited by
	Mann v. Commonwealth, 271 N.E.2d 331 (Mass. 1971)	39
	Whitmarsh v. Commonwealth, 316 N.E.2d 610 (Mass. 1974)	31
	Commonwealth v. Holmes, 119 Mass. 195 (1875)	27
	Commonwealth v. Fredericks, 119 Mass. 199 (1875)	24
	Enbinder v. Commonwealth, 330 N.E.2d 846 (Mass. 1975)	15
	Commonwealth v. Harvey, 111 Mass. 420 (1873)	10
	Commonwealth v. Calhane, 108 Mass. 431 (1871)	6
	Commonwealth v. Burke, 121 Mass. 39 (1876)	4
	Commonwealth v. Oakes, 24 N.E. 210 (Mass. 1890)	3
	Commonwealth v. Whalen, 17 N.E. 881 (Mass. 1888)	1

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