Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Lao
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 31, 2005PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpina, J.
A jury in the Superior Court convicted the defendant of murder in the first degree on a theory of deliberate premeditation for the strangulation death of his estranged wife. Represented by new counsel, he now contends that the judge erred in (1) failing to conduct an individual voir dire of potential jurors as to the issue of domestic violence; and (2) denying his motions for a required finding of not guilty. We affirm the defendant’s conviction and conclude that there is no basis to exercise our power under G. L. c. 278, § 33E, to reduce his conviction to a lesser degree of guilt or order a…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Commonwealth v. FlebotteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
- Commonwealth v. CasaleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. CampbellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. LongoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
- Commonwealth v. JamesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
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3Cited by91 opinions
- United States v. SummersCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005
- Commonwealth v. LaoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2007
- Commonwealth v. LaoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
- Commonwealth v. WalkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
- Commonwealth v. KellyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
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