Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Allison
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 25, 2001PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpina, J.
The defendant, Richard Allison, was convicted by a jury of (1) murder in the first degree on a theory of extreme atrocity or cruelty; (2) armed robbery; and (3) perjury. The defendant filed a motion for a new trial with the county court while his appeal was pending. A single justice of this court transferred the motion to the Superior Court pursuant to G. L. c. 211, § 4A. After a hearing, the motion for a new trial was denied. In this consolidated appeal of the defendant’s convictions and the denial of his motion for a new trial the defendant claims error in (1) the denial of his motion for a…
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- Commonwealth v. WelanskyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Robert G. Baker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Commonwealth v. MahnkeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
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