Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Gil
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 6, 1984PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, J.
On August 23, 1982, a Norfolk County grand jury returned indictments charging Walenty Z. Gil (Gil) with the murder in the first degree of his wife, Maria A. Gil, and of Frank Doherty. Following trial, the jury returned a guilty verdict on each indictment. The defendant was sentenced to two concurrent terms of life imprisonment at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Walpole. He appeals.
The defendant claims that the judge erred in ruling that he had waived his Miranda rights and in refusing to suppress statements made and evidence seized. The defendant also presents numerous…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Commonwealth v. HaasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. GarciaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. BryantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
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3Cited by84 opinions
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