Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Grace
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 3, 1976PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQuirico, J.
This case is before the court pursuant to G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, on the defendant’s appeal from his conviction of murder in the first degree and the resulting sentence of imprisonment to the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Walpole for life. The defendant was tried together with his brother Ross Grace, who was found guilty of murder in the second degree, and with Donald Amum and Phillip Glover, who received directed verdicts on the murder indictments and were found not guilty of assault and battery. After the defendant’s appeal was entered, he filed a motion for a new trial and…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. McLaughlinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Commonwealth v. De ChristoforoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
- Commonwealth v. FlynnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- Commonwealth v. CaineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
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3Cited by56 opinions
- Commonwealth v. GraceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. ToneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. WatkinsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. MooreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- Commonwealth v. WhiteheadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
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