Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Cyr
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 27, 1997PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
After trial by jury, James R. Cyr, Jr., was convicted of murder in the first degree by reason of deliberate premeditation and of arson.1 On appeal, the defendant argues that the judge’s evidentiary rulings on the victim’s state of mind were erroneous. The defendant asserts that the errone*90ously admitted evidence was unfairly prejudicial and undermined his defense. Therefore, the defendant concludes a new trial is required on his conviction of murder in the first degree. We agree. We reverse and remand for a new trial on the indictment charging murder.
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2Cases cited27 opinions
- Simon v. SolomonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. HelfantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. WaldenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. BorodineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. SalemmeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WilsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
- Commonwealth v. PeloquinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
- Commonwealth v. Quincy Q.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Commonwealth v. MurphyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
- Commonwealth v. AshmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
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