Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Deeran
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 19, 1986PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
In 1972, the defendant was convicted of murder in the second degree and unlawfully carrying a firearm. In 1984, the defendant filed a motion for postconviction relief, claiming that he had been placed twice in jeopardy contrary to his rights under the United States Constitution and Massachusetts common law. A judge of the Superior Court denied this motion, on the ground that the defendant had waived his double jeopardy claim. The defendant appealed. A panel of the Appeals Court reported the case to this court for determination pursuant to G. L. c. 211A, § 12 (1984 ed.). Commonwealth v.…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Sanders v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. BascaroCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Commonwealth v. McLaughlinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Commonwealth v. ConceicaoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Commonwealth v. AmiraultMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Commonwealth v. CurtisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
- Commonwealth v. MirandaMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. LeFaveMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
- Commonwealth v. SanchezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
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