Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Magraw
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 4, 1998PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtIreland, J.
A jury convicted the defendant of murder in the first degree with extreme atrocity or cruelty for killing his wife *590Nancy. The defendant argues that certain hearsay evidence regarding the alleged victim’s state of mind was improperly admitted such that his Federal and State constitutional rights to confrontation and due process were violated. Because we conclude that there were several evidentiary errors which were prejudicial to the defendant’s case, we do not reach any constitutional issue. Therefore, we reverse and remand for a new trial. Because there will be a new trial, we comment…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Idaho v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- White v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Commonwealth v. HelfantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. TrefethenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Commonwealth v. PurdyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
- Commonwealth v. SilanskasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Commonwealth v. FrancisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
- Commonwealth v. BondsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2006
- Magraw v. RodenCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2014
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