Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. MacDonald (No. 1)
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 22, 1975No. 1PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
The defendant was found guilty of murder in the first degree, without a recommendation that the sentence of death be not imposed. He also was found guilty of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon. There was evidence from which the jury could have found that the defendant and one Richard Mandile (Mandile) fired numerous shots through the open door of a South Boston tavern, killing one man and wounding another.
The defendant claimed that he was not an occupant of the motor vehicle from which the shots were fired. The Commonwealth’s case was based largely on the testimony of Mandile…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Remmer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Britt v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Remmer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
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3Cited by77 opinions
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