Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Ciampa
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 14, 1989PublishedCited by 119 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
In November, 1985, the defendants were convicted of murder in the first degree, robbery while armed and masked, assault with intent to murder while armed, assault by means of a dangerous weapon, and receiving a stolen motor vehicle.2 Each has appealed from his convictions and from an order denying his motion for a new trial.
The case against the defendants depended greatly on the credibility of one William DeVincenzi, an admitted accomplice in the crimes, who testified for the Commonwealth pursuant to a written plea agreement in which the prosecution promised that it would recommend a specific…
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- United States v. Patrick Wayde Mealy and Lance B. SpottsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- United States v. Wilson Arroyo-Angulo, Hugo Gomez, Jaime Rayo-Montano and Guillermo MorenoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
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