Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Garner
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided September 19, 2003No. 01-P-28PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBerry, J.
The defendant was convicted of murder in the second degree under G. L. c. 265, § 1, on a theory of felony-murder, for a killing in a shootout on January 25, 1998, at Roscoe’s Banquet Hall (Roscoe’s or the club), a popular after-hours dance club in Springfield, which also sported an unlicensed bar open from 1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m., after last call in licensed bars in the area. The underlying felony for the murder conviction was based on a joint venture to smuggle an unlawful firearm into the club. See G. L. c. 269, § 10(a).1
The principal issues in this appeal concern (1) whether the conditions…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MahnkeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. FordeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. DayeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. MatchettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. YoungMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- People v. WalkerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
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- Commonwealth v. LopezMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2011
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