Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Geisler
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided August 2, 1982PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.
After trial in a District Court, a six-person jury found the defendant guilty of homicide by motor vehicle, G. L. c. 90, § 24G, and leaving the scene of an accident without making himself known, G. L. c. 90, § 24(2)(a). On appeal, he contends (1) that his motions for required findings of not guilty were improperly denied; (2) that various evidentiary errors were made; (3) that certain requests for jury instructions were improperly refused; and (4) that the prosecutor’s final argument contained prejudicial remarks. We reject these contentions and affirm the convictions.
Since the defendant…
2Cases cited53 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. TavaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Altman v. AronsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919
- Commonwealth v. JonesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Commonwealth v. WaldenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Commonwealth v. PlattMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
- Commonwealth v. CatanzaroMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- Commonwealth v. BondsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2006
- Commonwealth v. RoblesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
- Commonwealth v. DiazMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1984
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