Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Kilburn
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 3, 2003PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCowin, J.
In 1993, a jury convicted the defendant of murder in the first degree based on a theory of felony-murder and joint venture. We affirmed the conviction and denied relief after reviewing the entire record pursuant to G. L. c. 278, § 33E. See Commonwealth v. Kilburn, 426 Mass. 31, 38 (1997). In June, 2001, the defendant filed a motion for release from unlawful restraint pursuant to Mass. R. Crim. R 30 (a), 378 Mass. 900 *357(1979). The motion was denied by the trial judge, as was a motion for reconsideration. The defendant then sought leave to appeal by petitioning a single justice of this court…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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