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Commonwealth v. Garcia

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided October 29, 2014No. SJC 11127PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDuffly, J.

The defendant was indicted on charges of murder in the first degree and five related offenses in connection with the death of Rafael Castro on August 26, 2004. 1 A Superior Court jury found the defendant guilty of murder in the first degree on theories of extreme atrocity or cruelty and felony-murder, based on the underlying felonies of both home invasion and armed or assaultive burglary. The jury also found the defendant guilty of the other charges. The jury did not specify whether they found the defendant guilty of any of the offenses as a principal or as a joint venturer.

On appeal, the…

2Cases cited55 opinions

  1. Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
  3. Alford v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  4. Commonwealth v. CunneenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
  5. Commonwealth v. MatchettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BrownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2017
  2. Commonwealth v. WilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2016
  3. Commonwealth v. CarterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2016
  4. Commonwealth v. Phap ButhMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2018
  5. Commonwealth v. LugoMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2016

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