Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Correia
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided November 2, 2005No. 04-P-622PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLaurence, J.
Convicted of armed assault with intent to kill (G. L. c. 265, § 18[b]),1 and assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon (a knife) (G. L. c. 265, § 15A[6]), the defendant, Keith D. Correia, makes a sole appellate challenge to several comments by the prosecutor in closing argument, which he asserts were improper and prejudicial. We affirm.
Background. The jury could have found the following facts. In the early morning (about 1:00 a.m.) of September 13, 2001, Carlos Costa went from his second-floor apartment in New Bedford into the unlit, “pitch black” backyard of the apartment house in…
2Cases cited55 opinions
- Commonwealth v. FlebotteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
- Commonwealth v. KozecMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Commonwealth v. BradshawMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. WilsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
- Commonwealth v. SannaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. CabralMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2007
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