Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Smith
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 17, 1989PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, J.
The defendants challenge their convictions of armed robbery and assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon. 2 There were two trials. In the first trial, the defendants successfully moved for a mistrial after the prosecutor’s opening statement to the jury. Prior to the second trial, motions to dismiss based on a claim of double jeopardy were denied. The defendants assert error, claiming that the second trial should have been barred. The defendant Smith also claims that errors in the second trial require a reversal of his convictions. 3 We granted the defendant Smith’s application for…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Oregon v. KennedySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Commonwealth v. FreemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- Commonwealth v. SoaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. KozecMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Commonwealth v. BowdenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Commonwealth v. GrandisonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Commonwealth v. ChavisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
- Brewer v. Marshall, SheriffCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
- Commonwealth v. PayneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
- Commonwealth v. HardyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
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