Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Powell
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 22, 2001PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSosman, J.
The defendant, Walter L. Powell, was convicted of armed robbery (G. L. c. 265, § 17), kidnapping (G. L. c. 265, § 26), and assault and battery (G. L. c. 265, § 13A).1 The defendant claims on appeal that the trial judge erred in denying his motion for a required finding of not guilty as to the armed robbery charge (thereby reducing it to unarmed robbery) on the ground that the object used by the defendant was not a danger*400ous weapon. The defendant also contends that the judge’s instruction on reasonable doubt was deficient. We transferred this case from the Appeals Court on our own motion. We…
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- Commonwealth v. GagliardiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
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