Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Voisine
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 8, 1993PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.
A jury found the defendant guilty of murder in the first degree, burglary, larceny in a building, larceny of a motor vehicle, and burning of a motor vehicle. On appeal, the defendant advances four arguments claiming error. We reject the defendant’s arguments and affirm the convictions. We also conclude that there is no basis to exercise our power under G. L. c. 278, § 33E (1990 ed.), to direct the entry of a verdict of a lesser degree of guilt, or to order a new trial in connection with the murder conviction.
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2Cases cited15 opinions
- Bumper v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Hoffman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Minnesota v. OlsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Commonwealth v. WalkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. YesilcimanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
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3Cited by32 opinions
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