Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Smith
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 26, 2011PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpina, J.
The defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree on the theories of deliberate premeditation and felony-murder. The defendant also was convicted of armed home invasion and illegal possession of a firearm. On appeal the defendant argues that (1) the armed home invasion indictment returned by the grand jury was not sufficiently specific; (2) evidence of threats made against a witness should not have been admitted; (3) the judge incorrectly instructed the jury regarding excessive force in self-defense; (4) the judge erred in denying him an evidentiary hearing regarding his motion for a…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. FlebotteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
- Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. BradshawMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WardsworthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2019
- Commonwealth v. NorrisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2012
- Commonwealth v. ChatmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2013
- Commonwealth v. McWilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2016
- Smith v. DickhautCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2016
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