Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Robles
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 25, 1996PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
The defendant, Raul Robles, Jr., was convicted, after a jury trial, of murder in the first degree, armed robbery, and unlawful carrying of a firearm. He appeals.1 We conclude that the convictions should be affirmed. We decline to exercise our extraordinary power under G. L. c. 278, § 33E (1994 ed.), to order a new trial, or enter a verdict of a lesser degree of guilt on the conviction of murder in the first degree.
The facts may be briefly summarized as follows: In the early morning hours of February 10, 1991, Daniel Larson was found shot to death in “the Flats” section of Holyoke. Clutched in…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. EdwardsSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Commonwealth v. UptonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. TrefethenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Commonwealth v. VickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
- Commonwealth v. GarreyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
- Commonwealth v. NettoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
- Commonwealth v. GentileMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
- Commonwealth v. AvilesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
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