Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Vargas
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 30, 2016No. SJC 10075PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCordy, J.
There is no dispute that on the night of September 23, 2004, the victim, Tremayne King, was killed by the defendant, Pablo Vargas. The defendant stabbed the victim eight times during an altercation at the residence of the victim’s estranged wife, Yanira Rodriguez, who was the defendant’s girl friend. At trial, the defendant sought to rebut the charge of murder in the first degree on the theory of self-defense, alleging that he fought and killed the victim because he feared for his life.
On May 24, 2006, a Hampden County jury convicted the defendant of murder in the first degree on a theory of…
2Cases cited61 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Davis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. GraceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
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3Cited by44 opinions
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