Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Pickles
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 14, 1973PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBraucher, J.
After a joint trial, a jury found the defendants, Pickles and McDonald, guilty of murder in the first degree and recommended that the death penalty be not imposed. They were sentenced to life imprisonment and appealed pursuant to G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G. They argue seven points relating to the admission and exclusion of evidence, including claims that evidence of illegal acts by the defendants was improperly admitted and that a police officer was improperly permitted to read from his notes. We affirm both convictions.
We summarize the evidence on behalf of the Commonwealth. The body of Willie…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Commonwealth v. ChalifouxMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Commonwealth v. D'AGOSTINOMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
- Commonwealth v. WestMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
- Commonwealth v. GiacomazzaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
- Commonwealth v. BealMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Commonwealth v. DayeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. HaywoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. CaineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. CefaloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
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