Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Gregory
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 7, 1988PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connor, J.
After a jury trial, the defendants Gregory and Spinkston were convicted of murder in the first degree and were sentenced to life in prison. They appealed to this court from those convictions. Also, Spinkston moved in the trial court for postconviction relief and, after the trial judge denied that motion without a hearing, Spinkston moved for reconsideration. The judge denied that motion without a hearing as well. Spinkston appealed from the denial of his postconviction motions. Gregory also moved in the trial court for postconviction relief. The record does not reflect that the judge took any…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. WilsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. EllisonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. HamptonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
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