Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Ortiz
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 16, 1990PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connor, J.
A jury found the defendant guilty of murder in the second degree as charged in two indictments, based on a felony-murder theory, and of unlawfully carrying a firearm under his control in a vehicle, attempted assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon on Jose Rodriguez, and unlawful possession of firearm ammunition. The indictment for possession of firearm ammunition was filed with the defendant’s consent. The defendant was sentenced for the other crimes and appealed. We transferred the case from the Appeals Court to this court on our own initiative. We now affirm the two convictions…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. FreemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- Commonwealth v. MatchettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. MoranMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
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3Cited by62 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MelloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
- Fisher and Utley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
- Commonwealth v. GordonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
- Ortiz v. DuboisCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
- Commonwealth v. ChristianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
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