Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Miller
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 10, 2010PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBotsfokd, J.
A jury convicted the defendant, Callum A. Miller, of murder in the first degree by reason of extreme atrocity or cruelty.1 On appeal, the defendant argues that (1) the trial judge erred in giving an instruction that it was permissible for the jury to infer malice from the intentional use of a dangerous weapon; (2) the prosecutor’s closing argument contained several improprieties that violated the defendant’s right to a fair trial; and (3) the judge’s failure to instruct on the lesser included offense of assault and battery created a substantial likelihood of a miscarriage of justice. For the…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MelloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
- Commonwealth v. KingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
- Commonwealth v. SiresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. SannaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Commonwealth v. GunterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Commonwealth v. HowardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
- Commonwealth v. RutherfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2017
- Commonwealth v. AllenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2016
- Commonwealth v. BishopMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2012
- Commonwealth v. OdgrenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2019
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