Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Bell
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 9, 2015No. SJC 11444PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDuffly, J.
The defendant was indicted on charges of murder in the first degree, armed home invasion, arson of a dwelling house, and violations of an abuse prevention order in the January 29, 2007, death of Julie Ann Nieves, 1 who died as a result of complications arising from second- and third-degree bums over ninety per cent of her body that she sustained on January 7, 2007.
In April, 2008, a Superior Court jury convicted the defendant of murder in the first degree on a theory of felony-murder, 2 armed home invasion, arson, and violations of an abuse prevention order. The defendant’s appeal from the…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- L.L., a juvenile v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
- Commonwealth v. BradshawMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Picciotto v. Continental Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2008
- Commonwealth v. SelbyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
- Commonwealth v. BastaracheMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
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3Cited by15 opinions
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