Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. McGahee
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 24, 1985PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.
The defendant, Otis C. McGahee, appeals from convictions entered October 21, 1983, on indictments charging murder in the first degree and armed robbery. The issues on appeal concern alleged errors in the grand jury proceedings, the admission of an unsubstantiated allegation of prior criminal activity, the trial judge’s denial of the defendant’s motion for a required finding of not guilty and a jury instruction regarding the presumption of innocence. The defendant also seeks relief pursuant to our review power under G. L. c. 278, § 33E. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the…
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