Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Jones
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 13, 2004PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.
After a jury-waived trial in the District Court, the defendant was convicted of burning a motor vehicle, G. L. c. 266, § 5, and burning insured property with the intent to defraud an insurer, G. L. c. 266, § 10. The Appeals Court affirmed the judgments of conviction. Commonwealth v. Jones, 59 Mass. App. Ct. 157, 163 (2003). We granted the defendant’s application for further appellate review solely to decide his argument that the convictions were duplicative. We conclude that the defendant was properly convicted under both statutes, and we affirm the convictions.
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2Cases cited12 opinions
- Morey v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871
- Commonwealth v. JonesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Commonwealth v. St. PierreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Kuklis v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- Commonwealth v. ThomasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Commonwealth v. VickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
- Commonwealth v. PorroMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
- Commonwealth v. KeohaneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
- Commonwealth v. CabreraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2007
- Commonwealth v. RivasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2013
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