Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Brooks
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 3, 1996PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
A Superior Court jury found the defendant and a codefendant guilty of murder in the first degree, unlawful carrying of a firearm, two indictments charging assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, and two indict-*575merits charging assault with intent to murder by means of a dangerous weapon.1
On appeal, the defendant argues that: (1) there was insufficient evidence that he acted as a participant in the crime; (2) the jury instructions were in error because the judge failed to charge as to manslaughter and the judge’s description of circumstantial evidence was prejudicial; (3) the judge…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Commonwealth v. CasaleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. MelloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
- Commonwealth v. WaldenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. BorodineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. BiancoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
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3Cited by52 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WilsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
- Commonwealth v. DegroMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
- Commonwealth v. BerryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
- Commonwealth v. ColonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2007
- Commonwealth v. SouzaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
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