Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. McGrath
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 2, 1973PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
The defendant was convicted of rape, kidnapping, assault with a dangerous weapon, and unlawfully carrying a firearm. The case, which comes before us on a substitute bill of exceptions, presents three questions for our consideration.
The defendant first claims that the jury were not impartial because the judge had earlier made certain critical remarks to a different jury who had returned a verdict of not guilty in an unrelated case. Next, the defendant claims that certain statements made by the victim to police officers were improperly admitted as fresh complaints of the victim. Finally, the…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Alford v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Smith v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. Charles T. Bennett, Wilbert Haywood, Elmer Jessup, Henry Stanton and Farris ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Richard AlstonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- United States v. PalermoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Commonwealth v. HelfantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. SherryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. AmiraultMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
- Commonwealth v. MontaninoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
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