Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Pasteur
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided July 24, 2006No. 04-P-850PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCowin, J.
The defendant, Wilson Pasteur, appeals primarily from his conviction by a Superior Court jury of murder in the second degree on a theory of joint venture.1 He challenges the jury instructions on several grounds, including that the judge explained inaccurately both the concept of malice and the mental state required for joint venture liability, and that it was error for the judge to instruct in the manner that he did on self-defense and to refuse to instruct altogether on provocation. The defendant also asserts that there were errors affecting the trial, including the prosecutor’s peremptory…
2Cases cited47 opinions
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Commonwealth v. FreemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- Commonwealth v. SoaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. KozecMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Commonwealth v. LaniganMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
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