Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Payton
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided December 6, 1993No. 91-P-502PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
A jury convicted the defendant of two crimes, armed assault with intent to murder Edward Studer and assault and battery on Studer by means of a dangerous weapon, a handgun. On appeal, the defendant has raised six issues. Several of the issues concern the admission in evidence of photographs and related testimony identifying the defendant as the person who assaulted Studer. The other issues include claims that the prosecutor made improper remarks in his closing argument and that the judge committed prejudicial error in his instructions on identification and reasonable doubt.
The Commonwealth…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Commonwealth v. RodriguezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. RondeauMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. Colon-CruzMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- United States v. Daniel Isaac DrakeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Commonwealth v. ConceicaoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Commonwealth v. VardinskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
- Commonwealth v. RichardsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Commonwealth v. DayMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1997
- Commonwealth v. GeeMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1994
- Commonwealth v. PicherMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1999
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