Legal Opinion
Berry v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 31, 1985PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connor, J.
Albert Berry was indicted for the murder in the first degree of his twenty month old daughter. A jury trial followed. At the conclusion of the Commonwealth’s case, Berry moved for a required finding of not guilty. The judge allowed the motion as to murder in the first degree, but he denied it as to murder in the second degree and manslaughter. After the defense presented its case, the judge submitted the case to the jury. The jury deliberated for four days without reaching a verdict, and, without objection by Berry, the judge declared a mistrial. As the Commonwealth prepared to retry Berry,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Abney v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Arizona v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
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3Cited by80 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SalemmeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
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- Commonwealth v. SanchezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
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