Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Anderson
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 9, 1985PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.
The defendant was convicted of the murder in the first degree of John H. Tinker and sentenced to life imprisonment. After the jury were dismissed, the defendant filed a motion for a mistrial which was orally changed to and treated as a motion for a new trial. The trial judge denied the motion. The defendant appeals his conviction and the denial of his motion for a new trial, and contends that (1) the judge erred in denying his motions for a required finding of not guilty where the evidence was insufficient to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the killing was done with deliberate…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Commonwealth v. TuckerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1905
- Commonwealth v. CasaleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. FancyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
- Commonwealth v. WaldenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. GarciaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
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3Cited by72 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. DrewMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
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