Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Cannon
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 17, 2007PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, C.J.
In the early hours of April 19, 2001, the victim, a dealer in illegal drugs, was shot to death in his apartment during an incident involving the defendant and two other men. *463The defendant was indicted for murder in the first degree, armed robbery,1 attempted armed robbery, and unlawful possession of a sawed-off shotgun unconnected to the shooting.
At trial the Commonwealth sought to prove the murder charge based on theories of extreme atrocity or cruelty and felony-murder (the armed robbery or attempted armed robbery constituting the underlying felony), proceeding against the defendant on both…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. SoaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. FancyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Commonwealth v. ZanettiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
- Commonwealth v. SemedoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
- Morgan v. DickhautCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012
- Commonwealth v. BacigalupoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
- Commonwealth v. HousenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
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