Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Smith

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided March 10, 1998No. 95-P-1743PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.

The defendant received a sentence of from thirteen to fifteen years on a carjacking charge, a consecutive sentence of from four to seven years on a kidnapping charge, and a sentence of from ten to twelve years on an unarmed robbery of a person over sixty-five years of age, to be served concurrently with the carjacking sentence. The defendant appeals from the judgments.

We summarize the relevant facts. The defendant “push[ed] his way into the [victim’s] car,” said, “I have a gun,” and made a threatening demand for the keys to the car. When the victim *395refused, the defendant punched him and bit…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Morey v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871
  2. Commonwealth v. JonesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
  3. Commonwealth v. St. PierreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
  4. Commonwealth v. WilsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
  5. Costarelli v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. SouzaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
  2. Commonwealth v. MontalvoMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2000
  3. Commonwealth v. HammondMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2000
  4. Commonwealth v. LameireMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2000
  5. Commonwealth v. DiazMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2001

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