Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Stewart

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided November 10, 1986PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, J.

The defendant, Donald Stewart, was indicted on February 25, 1977, for the murder of Ronald Allen; for assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon on Gregory Smith; for assault and battery on Sharon Waddie; for unlawfully carrying a firearm on his person; for entering a dwelling house armed and making an assault with intent to commit a felony; for three counts of assault with intent to rob while armed; and for armed robbery of Dolores Smith. On April 26, 1985, more than eight years after indictment, a jury found Stewart guilty of murder in the first degree, and he was sentenced to life…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
  3. Commonwealth v. TuckerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1905
  4. Poirier v. Town of PlymouthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
  5. Commonwealth v. ToneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982

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3Cited by47 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
  2. Commonwealth v. CarrionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
  3. Commonwealth v. MerolaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
  4. Commonwealth v. DockhamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
  5. Nancy P. v. D'AMATOMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988

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