Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Spray
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 13, 2014PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLenk, J.
The defendant appeals from his conviction of murder in the first degree on a theory of extreme atrocity or cruelty, and from the denial of two motions for new trial. The defendant, his brother, his sister-in-law, and his cousin worked together in a tiling business based in Oklahoma. While working on a job at a restaurant in Clinton, the defendant stabbed and killed the general manager with no apparent provocation or motive. The defense at trial was based on a theory of actual innocence and that the defendant’s sister-in-law was the true culprit.
The defendant argues error in the denial of a…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. GraceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. DayeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. DiGiambattistaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- Commonwealth v. StewartMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
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3Cited by29 opinions
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