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4 Mass. App. Ct. 854

Commonwealth v. Pope

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided November 24, 1976

Massachusetts Appeals Court · decided 1976-11-24

Cited by 5 later decisions — most recently May 1988

5 state decisions

Relies on Schmidt v. Lessard · Mann v. Commonwealth · Whitmarsh v. Commonwealth

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Decided 1976-11-24

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¶1Assuming, 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.

¶2Judgment affirmed.

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