Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Ransom
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 28, 1971PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTauro, C.J.
The defendant was convicted of murder in the second degree on an indictment which charged him with the murder of Theodore Williams on June 1, 1968. The case is here on the defendant’s appeal under G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G.
We summarize the pertinent evidence: On June 1, 1968, as a result of information received, Boston police found the body of the decedent, Theodore Williams, lying on its back. The body was removed and a search was made for a missing shoe and a possible weapon, but neither was found. The death certificate stated the cause of death to be multiple stab wounds. The medical…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BakerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1963
- Commonwealth v. StoneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
- Commonwealth v. ScottMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1969
- Commonwealth v. PinnickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1968
- Commonwealth v. VanetzianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1966
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3Cited by52 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BoydMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. MutinaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. KostkaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. GauldenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Commonwealth v. SmallwoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
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