Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. McAlister
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 12, 1974PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtReardon, J.
The defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree, armed robbery, and unlawful possession of a firearm. There was no recommendation by the jury that the death penalty be not imposed. A sentence of life imprisonment was imposed on the armed robbery conviction and a sentence of from two and one-half to four years on the firearm conviction. The defendant’s appeal is before the court pursuant to G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G.
Only a brief summary of the evidence presented at trial is required. The principal witness for the Commonwealth was Florence Piper, whose testimony was substantially as…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Bumper v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Commonwealth v. McHoulMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
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3Cited by25 opinions
- John Eldon Smith, or Anthony Isalldo MacHetti v. Charles Balkcom, Warden, Georgia State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Commonwealth v. DickersonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. StoneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. GildayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
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