Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Springer
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided June 20, 2000No. 97-P-1795PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
A Worcester County grand jury indicted the defendant for murder in the first degree and for assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, to wit: a rock and a bat. At trial, the Commonwealth presented two theories of murder in the first degree: (1) premeditation and (2) extreme atrocity or cruelty. The jury returned guilty verdicts of murder in the second degree and assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon (the bat).
On appeal, the defendant claims that the judge committed error (i) in denying the defendant’s motion for a required finding of not guilty and (2) in certain of her…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. HaasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. MelloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
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- Commonwealth v. BiancoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
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