Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Nelson
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 17, 2014PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtIreland, C.J.
On January 26, 2010, a jury convicted the defendant, Larry Nelson, of murder in the first degree on a theory of extreme atrocity or cruelty. Represented by new counsel on appeal, the defendant argues error in the prosecutor’s closing argument and in the judge’s instructions to the jury. We affirm the defendant’s conviction and discern no basis to exercise our authority pursuant to G. L. c. 278, § 33E.
1. Background. The jury could have found the following facts. On October 12, 2007, Boston police officers, responding to a telephone call made from a resident of the victim’s apart*3ment building,…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Commonwealth v. HofferMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. StoreyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. AcevedoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2006
- Commonwealth v. CohenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. CarrionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
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3Cited by22 opinions
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