Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Lopes
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 22, 2004PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.
A jury in the Superior Court convicted the defendant of murder in the first degree by reason of deliberate premeditation. Represented by new counsel, the defendant now argues that a new trial is required because the judge (1) refused to pose a collective question to the venire as to whether they, or a family member, had ever been a victim of a violent crime, and (2) failed to instruct the jury, sua sponte, on the use of non-deadly force in self-defense. We reject these arguments. We also conclude that there is no basis to exercise our power pursuant to G. L. c. 278, § 33E, to order a new…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Commonwealth v. FlebotteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
- United States v. David T. DellingerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
- Commonwealth v. HarringtonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
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- Commonwealth v. PikeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
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3Cited by34 opinions
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