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· 5/17/1990

Commonwealth v. Hartsgrove

Citations

  • 553 N.E.2d 1299
  • 407 Mass. 441
  • 1990 Mass. LEXIS 209

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that pro se defendant is deemed to have filed his notice of appeal from conviction and sentence upon giving the notice to prison authorities
  • holding that “an incarcerated pro se inmate[’s]” filing “should be deemed to have occurred on the inmate’s relinquishment of control of his [filing] to the prison authorities”

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Judges: Liacos, Abrams, Nolan, Lynch, O'Connor

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