Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Ewing
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided October 6, 2006No. 05-P-442PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
After a jury trial in the Superior Court, the defendant was convicted of the charge of rape. On appeal, the defendant argues that (1) the evidence was insufficient to sustain the rape conviction on the ground of threat of bodily injury; (2) trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object to certain evidence1; (3) the prosecutor’s cross-examination of the defendant and her closing argument improperly challenged the defendant’s right to prepare for trial and to remain silent; (4) the prosecutor misstated facts in her closing argument; and (5) the motion judge improperly denied the…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. Jose Luis Guzman and Sonia Cruz-LazoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
- Commonwealth v. KozecMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Commonwealth v. DomanskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1954
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Williamson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2010
- Commonwealth v. BollingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2012
- Commonwealth v. GreinederMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
- Commonwealth v. ArzolaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
- Commonwealth v. EwingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2007
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