Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Valentin
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 20, 2016No. SJC 11448PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDuffly, J.
The defendant was convicted by a Superior Court jury of murder in the first degree in the shooting deaths of Nettie Becht and Luis Diaz, on theories of premeditation and extreme atrocity or cruelty. On appeal, the defendant asserts error in the judge’s decision to permit the introduction in evidence of weapons and related items that he lawfully owned and that were not alleged to have been used in the shooting. The defendant asserts error also in the denial of his request that the jury be instructed on voluntary manslaughter based on a theory of reasonable provocation, and in the instruction…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. KozecMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Commonwealth v. CundriffMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
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- Commonwealth v. GroomeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
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3Cited by16 opinions
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