Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. King
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 17, 1984PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
The defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree of a fellow inmate in the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Walpole. The issues he argues on appeal largely concern claims that the trial judge abused his discretion in making various rulings. He also argues that, pursuant to G. L. c. 278, § 33E, we should direct the entry of a verdict of manslaughter or murder in the second degree. There was no error, and there is no basis for reducing the verdict.
1. The judge did not err in declining to rule at the start of the trial on the defendant’s motion for allowance of compensation to…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WalkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. CampbellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. AmazeenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. ChaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. NassarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1968
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Commonwealth v. AndrewsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
- Commonwealth v. MaguireMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. PinaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- Commonwealth v. ClarkMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
- Commonwealth v. KnightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
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