Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Dunn
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 3, 1990PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.
A jury in the Superior Court convicted the defendant of murder in the first degree. The victim was the defendant’s wife, Pamela Nigro Dunn. On appeal, the defendant argues error in (1) the denial of his motion to suppress statements made by him after his arrest and evidence seized during a search of his apartment and automobile; (2) the admission of testimony by a pathologist that an eighteen to twenty-two week old fetus was found in the victim’s body during the autopsy; and (3) statements made by the prosecutor in closing argument. We reject the defendant’s arguments and find no basis for…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Commonwealth v. YesilcimanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- Commonwealth v. BorodineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. DoucetteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. LanoueMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
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3Cited by51 opinions
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