Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Evans
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 16, 2003PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpina, J.
The defendants, brothers John Evans (John) and Jimmy Evans (Jimmy), were convicted of murder in the first degree on theories of extreme atrocity or cruelty and of deliberate premeditation, and illegal possession of handguns (G. L. c. 269, § 10 [a]), and ammunition (G. L. c. 269, § 10 [/?]). John was also convicted of assault by means of a dangerous weapon, discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a building (G. L. c. 269, § 12E), and a number of motor vehicle and weapons violations.2 Both defendants filed motions for a new trial, and motions for funds for an investigator as to claims raised…
2Cases cited59 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. GraceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. McCarthyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. HelfantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Commonwealth v. GoodreauMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- Evans v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2008
- Commonwealth v. AndersonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
- Commonwealth v. McGeeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
- Commonwealth v. McGheeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
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