Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Marshall
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 20, 2001PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtIreland, J.
A jury convicted the defendant of murder in the first degree based on a theory of deliberate premeditation. The defendant has appealed from the conviction, claiming that the *359judge erred in denying his motions for a required finding of not guilty, and made numerous reversible errors in her evidentiary rulings. He also requests that we exercise our plenary power under G. L. c. 278, § 33E, to reduce the degree of guilt. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the conviction and decline to exercise our power under G. L. c. 278, § 33E.
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2Cases cited46 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. HelfantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. McLaughlinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Commonwealth v. BeckettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
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