Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Gallett
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 20, 2019No. SJC 12214PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCypher, J.
**663 On September 1, 2010, Richel Nova (victim) was robbed and stabbed to death after being lured to a vacant house in the Hyde Park section of Boston. A jury convicted *652 the defendants, Alexander Gallett and Michel St. Jean, of murder in the first degree by reason of extreme atrocity or cruelty and felony-mur **664 der. 2 The defendants raise various arguments on appeal. Gallett contends that the motion judge erred in denying his motion to suppress statements that he made to police during his interrogation. St. Jean argues that there was insufficient evidence to support the murder…
2Cases cited56 opinions
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- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Dickerson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Gray v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Weaver v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 2017
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3Cited by17 opinions
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