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Commonwealth v. Pleasant

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided August 1, 1974PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, J.

The defendant was tried on an indictment charging murder and convicted after a trial with jury of murder in the second degree. He brings this appeal under G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G. For the reasons given below we reverse the conviction and remand the case to the Superior Court for a new trial.

While the defendant raises numerous assignments of error, in light of our conclusion they need not all be considered. We first discuss the facts in so far as they are relevant to this opinion.

There was evidence that the defendant’s brother, James Harris Pleasant, had for a few months before the crime been…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Commonwealth v. RodriquezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
  3. Commonwealth v. FrenchMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1970
  4. Commonwealth v. KiernanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1964
  5. Commonwealth v. MonahanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BeckettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
  2. Commonwealth v. Colon-CruzMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
  3. Commonwealth v. BongarzoneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
  4. Commonwealth v. MerolaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
  5. Commonwealth v. CruzMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977

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