Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Vao Sok

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided August 25, 1997PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.

This interlocutory appeal, in which the Commonwealth is the appellant, arises from three murder proceedings in the Superior Court: the defendant Vao Sok is charged with the kidnapping, rape, and murder of Anmorian Or; the defendant Henry Juan Williams is charged with the murder and armed assault of Zachariah Johnson; and the defendants Herdius Evans and James Ware are jointly charged with the armed robbery and murder of Allan Lawrence Hill (and with other crimes). The Commonwealth sought to introduce in evidence against each defendant deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) test results derived from the…

2Cases cited48 opinions

  1. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
  3. In Re Paoli Railroad Yard PCB LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
  4. State v. GentryWashington Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Commonwealth v. LaniganMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994

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3Cited by46 opinions

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  5. Vassallo v. Baxter Healthcare Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998

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