Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Preston
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 15, 1984PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
The defendant was found guilty by a jury of the murder in the second degree of Thea Pierce. After the verdict, the Superior Court judge denied the defendant’s motion for a required finding of not guilty, but allowed a motion for a new trial. The Commonwealth appealed, contending that the allowance of the motion constituted abuse of discretion and error of law. The case was entered in the Appeals Court and after oral argument that court reported the case here, stating “that the case presents questions of unusual legal significance which may affect the efficient administration of justice (G. L.…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Commonwealth v. CinelliMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Commonwealth v. MatchettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. EllisonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
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