Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Grant
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 12, 1984PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connor, J.
A jury found the defendant guilty of aggravated rape (G. L. c. 265, § 22). The defendant moved for a postverdict inquiry of the jurors and for a new trial. The trial judge allowed the motion for a postverdict inquiry and, after interviewing four jurors, denied the motion for a new trial. The defendant was sentenced to serve no more than seven years and no less than four years at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Walpole.
The defendant appeals from his conviction and from the denial of his motion for a new trial. He argues (1) that the judge erred in denying his motion for a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. FidlerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. SherryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Barry v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Commonwealth v. LeeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Commonwealth v. DonovanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Commonwealth v. SinnottMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Commonwealth v. FickettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
- Commonwealth v. PalmarielloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
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