Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Rice
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 24, 2004PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpina, J.
The defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree on a theory of extreme atrocity or cruelty. He was also convicted of arson. He filed a motion for a new trial alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. The motion was denied without a hearing. On appeal the defendant alleges error in (1) the denial of his motion to suppress evidence; (2) the denial of trial counsel’s motion to withdraw; (3) the admission of certain expert testimony; (4) the prosecutor’s summation; (5) the judge’s instruction on extreme atrocity or cruelty; and (6) the denial of his motion for a new trial. The…
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- Commonwealth v. StewartMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
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