Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Jewett
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 12, 2004PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, C.J.
On January 30, 1993, the body of a seventeen year old woman was discovered in a wooded area in Rockland. A Superior Court jury convicted the defendant, William C. Jewett, Jr., the last known person to have seen the victim alive, of her rape and murder in the first degree by deliberate premeditation. On appeal, the defendant claims that the prosecutor acted improperly by not disclosing material evidence to the jury, that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance, and that the prosecutor offered false and deceptive evidence to the grand jury. The defendant also argues that the motion…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. SatterfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. GrandisonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Commonwealth v. MayfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. BarrettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Jewett v. BradyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2011
- Commonwealth v. WatkinsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
- Commonwealth v. GarciaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
- Commonwealth v. HardyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2013
- Commonwealth v. DeMarcoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
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