Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Cruz
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 9, 2004PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.
On July 16, 1999, Luis Torres was shot and killed while chasing two masked assailants who had robbed him at gunpoint. The defendant was indicted on a charge of being an accessory before the fact to felony murder based on his participation in the planning of the robbery, and he was subsequently convicted by a jury of that charge.1 An important part of the Commonwealth’s evidence against the defendant was the testimony of two witnesses given pursuant to written cooperation agreements. On appeal, the defendant argues that an incriminating statement made to police at the police station was the…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- New York v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Commonwealth v. MelloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
- Commonwealth v. SannaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Commonwealth v. CiampaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MorseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
- Commonwealth v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
- Commonwealth v. AlmeidaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2008
- Commonwealth v. LopezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
- Commonwealth v. DewMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
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