Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Anitus

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided April 6, 2018No. 16–P–1282PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWendlandt, J.

*104Following a jury trial, the defendant was convicted of armed robbery while masked, pursuant to G. L. c. 265, § 17, and assault by means of a dangerous weapon, pursuant to G. L. c. 265, § 15B(b ). On appeal, the defendant argues that there was insufficient evidence to support the conviction of armed robbery while masked under Commonwealth v. Morris, 422 Mass. 254, 662 N.E.2d 683 (1996). Applying the Supreme Judicial Court's jurisprudence regarding the sufficiency of fingerprint evidence found on a moveable object at a crime scene to the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) evidence in this case, we…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
  2. Commonwealth v. LaCorteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
  3. State v. FreemanSupreme Court of Missouri · 2008
  4. Commonwealth v. ClarkMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
  5. State v. MayellSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. Carlos CubaMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2025
  2. Commonwealth v. LavinMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2018
  3. Commonwealth v. OrtizMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2026
  4. Commonwealth v. Tyrone StrongMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2024

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