Legal Opinion
Brown v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 20, 1990PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
William Brown was indicted in 1988 for the murder in the first degree of a twelve year old child in 1980 and for rape of a child by force. See G. L. c. 265, § 1; G. L. c. 265, § 22A. A jury trial commenced in the fall of 1988. Brown moved for required findings of not guilty at the conclusion of the Commonwealth’s case. The judge denied Brown’s motion. After three days of deliberation, the jurors informed the judge that they could not reach any verdicts. The judge declared a mistrial. Thereafter, Brown filed a mo tion to dismiss the indictments in the Superior Court because the Commonwealth’s…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. KelleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. AmazeenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. BonomiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1957
- Commonwealth v. PaszkoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Commonwealth v. RobertsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- Commonwealth v. MarquettyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
- Commonwealth v. WoodsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
- Commonwealth v. MarreroMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
- Commonwealth v. KilburnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
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