Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Ellis
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 6, 2000PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtIreland, J.
After two mistrials, the defendant, Sean K. Ellis, was convicted of murder in the first degree on theories of extreme atrocity or cruelty and felony-murder. He was also convicted of armed robbery. The defendant appeals from his convictions and from the denial of his motion for a new trial. On appeal, he claims that the trial judge erred in (1) declaring a mistrial after the second trial in violation of the defendant’s constitutional right against double jeopardy, (2) limiting examination of two critical Commonwealth witnesses in violation of his confrontational and due process rights, (3)…
2Cases cited53 opinions
- United States v. JornSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. DinitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Commonwealth v. ToneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. RodriquezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Commonwealth v. CunneenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
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