Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Shea
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 1, 1988PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.
In August, 1984, the defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree and armed burglary. In this appeal, the defendant alleges that (1) the indictments must be dismissed because the integrity of the grand jury was impaired by the poor quality of the evidence presented for its consideration; (2) numerous improper comments made by the prosecutor in closing argument mandate reversal of the judgments; (3) the prosecutor was erroneously allowed to introduce evidence demonstrating the defendant’s consciousness of guilt; (4) the use of the defendant’s prior convictions at trial was error; (5)…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. KozecMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Commonwealth v. BradshawMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. MayfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. LaVelleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
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