Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Kamara
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 8, 1996PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
On May 16, 1991, Ronald E. Taylor was fatally shot on Dakota Street in the Dorchester section of Boston, while he was walking to a bus stop with two friends. Two witnesses testified at trial that the defendant was the shooter, and both had previously identified a photograph of the defendant. The contested issue at trial was whether the *615witnesses’ identifications of the defendants were accurate. The jury returned verdicts of guilty of murder in the second degree and of possession of a firearm without a license.
The principal issue in the defendant’s appeal concerns the problem that arose when,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Commonwealth v. TavaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. RodriquezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Commonwealth v. FidlerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. JacksonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. CliffordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by23 opinions
- Commonwealth v. TrappMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
- Commonwealth v. MaldonadoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
- Commonwealth v. MartinezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
- Commonwealth v. FrancisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
- Commonwealth v. SwaffordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
18 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.