Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Roberts
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 20, 1996PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
In 1976 the defendant, Ronald R. Roberts, was convicted of unarmed robbery and murder in the first degree. We affirmed the murder conviction. Commonwealth *18v. Roberts, 378 Mass. 116, 130 (1979).1 In 1992, Roberts filed a motion for a new trial, which was denied. A single justice of this court allowed Roberts’ request for leave to appeal. G. L. c. 278, § 33E (1994 ed.). See Trigones v. Attorney Gen., 420 Mass. 859 (1995). In 1994, the defendant filed an amended motion for a new trial before a second judge. That motion was denied. The single justice again allowed Roberts leave to appeal, and…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. MelloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
- Commonwealth v. HensonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Commonwealth v. RobertsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
18 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by26 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MartinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
- Commonwealth v. ConnollyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
- Commonwealth v. CoonanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
- Commonwealth v. BrittoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Commonwealth v. OrtegaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
21 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.