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Commonwealth v. Hoffer

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided June 9, 1978PublishedCited by 152 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.

The defendant Carl Thomas Hoffer was indicted for murder in the first degree and armed robbery. After a trial by jury he was convicted of murder in the first degree and larceny. We conclude that there was no prejudicial error at the trial and that exercise of our powers under G. L. c. 278, § 33E, is not warranted. We affirm the convictions and the judgment entered as a result of the conviction of murder in the first degree.

We summarize first the evidence presented at the trial by the main witness for the Commonwealth, Gale Dubuque Hoffer (Gale), the wife of the defendant. During the early…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. DascalakisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
  2. Commonwealth v. TuckerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1905
  3. Commonwealth v. WalkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
  4. Commonwealth v. DelgadoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
  5. Commonwealth v. EarltopMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977

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3Cited by152 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BradshawMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
  2. Commonwealth v. FitzgeraldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
  3. Commonwealth v. CunneenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
  4. Commonwealth v. DayeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
  5. Commonwealth v. WaldenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980

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