Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Mahoney

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided July 6, 1989PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.

A jury found the defendant guilty, on a theory of joint venture, of (a) breaking and entering a building in the nighttime with intent to commit a felony and (b) breaking and entering a safe or depository of money with intent to commit a felony.

The evidence presents the question whether, viewed in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, a reasonable juror would be warranted in concluding that each element of the crimes charged has been proved beyond a reasonable doubt. Commonwealth v. Latimore, 378 Mass. 671, 676-678 (1979). There is little doubt that on September 21,1986, the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
  2. Commonwealth v. SoaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
  3. Commonwealth v. CasaleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
  4. Commonwealth v. ToneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
  5. Commonwealth v. BiancoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BraleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2007
  2. Commonwealth v. KilburnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
  3. Commonwealth v. WardsworthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2019
  4. Commonwealth v. SantiagoMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1991
  5. Commonwealth v. WalshMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990

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