Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Martin
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 2, 1976PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKaplan, J.
The defendant Daniel R. Martin appeals under G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, from his multiple convictions, described in the margin, 1 arising from a clash between inmates and guards at Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Concord on October 15, 1972. The issue on appeal is whether the trial judge committed error in failing to instruct the jury with respect to the defendant’s claimed justification or defense, namely, that the acts of which he was accused were part of an attempt on his part to come to the aid of a fellow inmate and friend, Gene Tremblay (tried and convicted together with the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- People v. CarmenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1951
- Commonwealth v. CampbellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- Commonwealth v. VanderpoolMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- United States v. Don Edward GrimesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1969
- Commonwealth v. ShafferMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
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3Cited by71 opinions
- James T. Voutour v. Harold Vitale, James T. Voutour v. Harold VitaleCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
- William C. Wardlaw v. William R. Pickett, Deputy United States MarshalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1993
- Commonwealth v. HoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Commonwealth v. LoweMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. HooksMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
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