Superior Court Briefs: July 27

Cases heard before Judge John Agostini on Wednesday, July 27.

 

Sean Matthews, 25, of Pittsfield pleaded guilty to single counts of armed robbery and intimidation of a witness.

 

He was ordered to serve concurrent three to three and a half years at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Cedar Junction. Matthews robbed K&K Liquors in Pittsfield on June 28, 2016.

 

Emmet Harvin, 40, of New Ashford was sentenced to concurrent five to eight years at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Cedar Junction on two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and single counts of trafficking in cocaine, trafficking in oxycodone, distribution of heroin - his second offense - conspiracy to violate drug laws, and possession of a firearm with prior offenses for violent crimes.

 

He was given concurrent time at the Berkshire County House of Correction on two counts of illegal possession of a firearm and improper storage of a firearm.

 

Harvin pleaded guilty to the charges on March 4, 2016. The charges stem from the execution of a search warrant on his home on October 9, 2012.