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Commonwealth v. Rosario

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided July 19, 2011PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCordy, J.

In the early morning hours of June 4, 1999, Mario Cordova was shot in front of 5 Lionel Benoit Road in Springfield. He died on June 9. Five men were indicted as joint venturers in the murder. Three of the codefendants — Alberto Montanez; Felix Padilla, Jr.; and Adrian Rivera — pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Montanez and Rivera entered into cooperation agreements with the Commonwealth and testified at the separate trials of Jason Rivas (alleged to have been the shooter) and the defendant, Jose Rosario. On May 26, 2000, a jury found Rivas guilty of murder in the first degree. In 2007, Rivas…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. GraceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
  2. Commonwealth v. WilsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
  3. Commonwealth v. CiampaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
  4. Commonwealth v. BernierMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
  5. Commonwealth v. RepozaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. McGeeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
  2. Commonwealth v. MeasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
  3. Commonwealth v. LengMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2012
  4. Commonwealth v. GarciaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
  5. Commonwealth v. GrayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2012

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