Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Horton
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 14, 2001PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSosman, J.
The defendant was convicted on two indictments charging murder in the first degree (on grounds of deliberate premeditation and felony-murder) and one indictment charging assault with intent to murder.1 On appeal, the defendant claims error in (1) the admission of prior bad act evidence; (2) the admission of statements of a coventurer; (3) the judge’s denial of his motion for a required finding of not guilty; (4) the ineffective assistance of his counsel; and (5) the judge’s denial of a motion for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence. The defendant also requests that we use our…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Gannett Co. v. DePasqualeSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. GraceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. Colon-CruzMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
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