Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Coonan
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 8, 1999PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
A Superior Court jury found the defendant guilty of murder in the first degree based on deliberate premeditation, extreme atrocity or cruelty, and felony-murder. On appeal, the defendant asserts the following: (1) the judge erred in denying *824his motion to dismiss the indictment because insufficient evidence was presented to the grand jury; (2) defense counsel’s cross-examination of a witness constituted ineffective assistance of counsel; (3) the evidence was insufficient to support the jury’s verdict of murder because it failed to establish that the defendant committed the crime; and (4) even…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- Commonwealth v. McCarthyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. AdamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. CasaleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. O'DELLMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. ToneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
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3Cited by78 opinions
- Commonwealth v. DegroMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
- Commonwealth v. FisherMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Commonwealth v. BerryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
- Commonwealth v. KaterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
- Commonwealth v. ClementeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2008
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