Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Mazariego
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 31, 2016No. SJC 11719PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpina, J.
The defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree on a theory of felony-murder, based on the predicate felony of aggravated rape. He also was convicted of aggravated rape, and he was sentenced to concurrent terms of life in prison. On appeal, the defendant asserts error in (1) the denial of his motion for a required finding of not guilty; (2) the denial of his separate motions to suppress two statements he made to police; (3) the admission in evidence of emotional testimony from the victim’s daughter; (4) the admission of evidence of the defendant’s prior bad acts; (5) improper…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. KozecMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Commonwealth v. KingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
- Commonwealth v. DiGiambattistaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BrownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2016
- Commonwealth v. WeaverMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2016
- Commonwealth v. WhiteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2016
- Commonwealth v. AlmeidaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2018
- Commonwealth v. CasbohmMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2018
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