Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Anderson
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 4, 1997PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, J.
On December 10, 1975, a Suffolk County jury convicted the defendant, Robert Anderson, of murder in the first degree (by reason of deliberate premeditation or felony-murder), armed robbery, and the unlawful carrying of a firearm.2 On December 18, 1975, the defendant filed a notice of appeal, but no further steps were taken in connection with his appeal. On May 17, 1977, the trial judge dismissed the appeal. On September 17, 1996, a single justice of this court allowed the defendant’s petition to reinstate his appeal pursuant to G. L. c. 211, § 3.
The defendant argues that the trial judge’s…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Johnson v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. TavaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
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3Cited by27 opinions
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