Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Semedo
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 4, 2010No. SJC-09799PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCowin, J.
The defendant was convicted by a jury in the Superior Court of murder in the first degree on the theory of felony-murder with armed robbery as the predicate felony. He was also convicted of armed robbery. Represented by new counsel on appeal, the defendant claims that there was insufficient evidence to sustain his convictions as a joint venturer; the prosecutor’s closing argument was improper in several respects; the judge erred by declining to instruct on the inadequacies of the police work, see Commonwealth v. Bowden, 379 Mass. 472, 485-486 (1980); there was an unconstitutional variance…
2Cases cited57 opinions
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- Melendez-Diaz v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- United States v. BaileySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Commonwealth v. SoaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
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3Cited by37 opinions
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