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Commonwealth v. Gilbert

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided July 5, 2006PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, C.J.

At issue in this appeal is whether a judge in the trial court, presented with a postappeal motion for a new trial filed pursuant to Mass. R. Crim. R 30 (b), as appearing in 435 Mass. 1501 (2001), has the authority to order the entry of a finding of guilty of a lesser offense than found by the jury under Mass. R. Crim. R 25 (b) (2), 378 Mass. 896 (1979), rather than ordering a new trial. We conclude that he does. We affirm the judge’s order setting aside the verdict of murder in the first degree and reducing the verdict to murder in the second degree.

1. Background. After a jury trial in 1992,…

2Cases cited44 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MahnkeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
  2. Commonwealth v. RandolphMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
  3. Commonwealth v. AzarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
  4. Commonwealth v. CurtisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
  5. Commonwealth v. CampbellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BresciaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
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  3. Commonwealth v. RodriguezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
  4. Beland Ex Rel. Estate of Beland v. Cunningham (In Re Cunningham)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 2007
  5. Commonwealth v. ScottMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015

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