Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Jackson
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 10, 1998PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFried, J.
The defendant, David Jackson, was convicted of murder in the first degree, based on both deliberate premeditation and felony-murder, as well as armed robbery and burglary. We affirm the convictions and decline to exercise our power under G. L. c. 278, § 33E, to order a new trial or reduce the murder verdict. We also affirm the denial of the defendant’s motion for a new trial.
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2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. BysMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
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