Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Tennison
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 12, 2003PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCowin, J.
Indictments against the defendants arose from accusations that they had attacked Cynthia Hunter, the victim, several hours after a fight between Hunter and the defendant Nadia Tennison at a local bar. A Superior Court jury convicted Tennison of assault and battery, and the defendant David Young of unlawful possession of both ammunition and a firearm with a barrel of sixteen inches or less. The jury acquitted the two defendants of other charges.2 Both defendants appealed, claiming that the trial judge erred by mishandling a possible instance of jury contamination, and by admitting a statement…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. RodriquezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Commonwealth v. SandlerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. JacksonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. MooreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Commonwealth v. AcevedoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2006
- Commonwealth v. AvilaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
- Commonwealth v. SwaffordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- Commonwealth v. AvilesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
- Commonwealth v. Vuthy SengMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
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