Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Triplett
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 18, 1986PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
On April 19, 1984, the defendant, Haven Triplett, shot and killed Gregory Finch in a house occupied by the defendant, the defendant’s mother, and the victim, who was the fiancé of the defendant’s mother. After a trial by jury, the defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree. He appeals, claiming that the judge erred in admitting evidence of his prior misconduct. He also asks that we grant him a new trial because the Commonwealth impermissibly cross-examined him on the issue of the credibility of its main witness, his mother, and because his trial counsel conceded a critical issue,…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Herring v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. SatterfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. BryantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
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3Cited by68 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. AlphasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
- Commonwealth v. AmiraultMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
- Commonwealth v. MontaninoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
- Commonwealth v. Quincy Q.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
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