Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Ambers
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 10, 1986PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
In 1973, the defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree and armed robbery following a jury trial in Superior Court. In 1976, we affirmed his convictions, after reviewing the whole case on both the law and the evidence, pursuant to our duty under G. L. c. 278, § 33E (1984 ed.). For a summary of the evidence presented at trial, and the issues raised on appeal, see Commonwealth v. Ambers, 370 Mass. 835, 836-837 (1976).
In 1985, the defendant filed a motion for postconviction relief pursuant to Mass. R. Crim. P. 30 (a), 378 Mass. 900 (1979). The defendant raised the claims that the…
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