Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Rosa
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 20, 2014PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBotsford, J.
A Superior Court jury found the defendant, Daniel Rosa, guilty of murder in the first degree on a theory of deliberate premeditation and of possession of a firearm without a license. The defendant appeals, arguing that (1) the trial judge erred in admitting evidence of bullet shell casings and live ammunition because the Commonwealth failed to prove that the defendant constructively possessed these items; (2) it was unduly prejudicial and violative of due process to admit the recording of a jailhouse telephone call made by the defendant in which he used street jargon and offensive language;…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Turner v. SafleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Thornburgh v. AbbottSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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- United States v. GibbsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
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