Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Patterson
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 6, 2000PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSosman, J.
The defendant, Terry L. Patterson, was found guilty of murder in the first degree, armed robbery, and possession of *768a dangerous weapon. The defendant filed a motion for a new trial based on alleged extraneous influences on the jurors, which was denied. The defendant then filed another motion for a new trial, based on trial counsel’s alleged conflict of interest and on alleged newly discovered evidence. That motion was also denied.
The defendant now appeals from his conviction and the denial of his motions for a new trial. We hold that the evidence was sufficient to support the convictions.…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Commonwealth v. CunneenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Borman v. BormanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. RondeauMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Commonwealth v. DiGiambattistaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- Commonwealth v. PattersonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
- Commonwealth v. AllisonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Commonwealth v. BrittMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2013
- Lavallee v. Justices in the Hampden Superior CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
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