Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Jones
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 16, 2000PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, C.J.
A jury found the defendant guilty of being an accessory before the fact to murder in the first degree committed with deliberate premeditation. He contends on appeal that (1) the trial judge erred in denying his motion for a required finding of not guilty; (2) the judge erred by failing to instruct the jury on the effect of prior inconsistent statements adopted by a witness as true; (3) the prosecutor’s closing argument was prejudicial; and (4) the judge erroneously instructed the jury concerning manslaughter. He requests that we exercise our authority under G. L. c. 278, § 33E, to reduce his…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. FlebotteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
- Commonwealth v. KozecMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Commonwealth v. PeruzziMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1983
- Commonwealth v. DayeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Commonwealth v. HarbinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
- Commonwealth v. ShumanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
- Commonwealth v. MorgantiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
- Commonwealth v. DuboisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2008
- Commonwealth v. SprayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
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