Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Adams
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 5, 1993PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, C.J.
After a joint jury trial, the defendants, Michael Adams and Patrick Nerette, were each convicted of murder in the first degree, armed robbery, and unlawfully carrying a firearm. Each was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for the murder conviction, a second life term for the armed robbery conviction and from three to five years for the firearm conviction, all sentences to be served concurrently. In this appeal, both argue that the trial judge’s denial of their motions for severence and the admission of each other’s statements violated their right to confrontation…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Richardson v. MarshSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Cruz v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Commonwealth v. TavaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. BiancoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
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3Cited by17 opinions
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