Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Jones
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 7, 1978PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, J.
The defendant was indicted for murder in the first degree, armed robbery (two indictments), and the unlawful carrying of a handgun. After a jury trial, the defendant was found guilty of murder in the second degree and guilty of the three remaining charges. He was sentenced to life imprisonment on the murder charge as well as to three lesser terms on the other charges to run concurrently with the life sentence. We consider the defendant’s appeal pursuant to G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G.
The principal issues in this case involve the identification of the defendant by three witnesses. The defendant…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Moore v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Commonwealth v. BotelhoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. De ChristoforoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
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3Cited by66 opinions
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