Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Lo
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 22, 1998PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
A jury rejected the defendant’s claim that he lacked criminal responsibility and convicted him of two indictments charging murder in the first degree, as well as other *46crimes.1 The defendant, Wayne Lo, appeals from his convictions and from the denial of his motion for a new trial. The defendant claims that the trial judge erred when he (1) refused to permit the defendant to videotape his Blaisdell interview (Blaisdell v. Commonwealth, 372 Mass. 753 [1977]); (2) refused to conduct a more probing voir dire on the issue of prospective jurors’ prejudices against the insanity defense2; and (3)…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Commonwealth v. GraceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. ToneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. BiancoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Blaisdell v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. MooreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MorganMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2007
- Commonwealth v. BrownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2007
- Commonwealth v. PikeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
- Commonwealth v. WolinskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
- Commonwealth v. Sliech-BrodeurMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
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