Legal Opinion
George Nassar v. Douglas Vinzant, Superintendent, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 26, 1975No. 74-1429PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, George H. Nassar, was convicted in the Massachusetts Superior Court for the first degree murder of Irvin Hilton. On appeal the judgment was vacated by the Supreme Judicial Court, which held that evidence of Nassar’s pri- or criminal record impermissibly had been allowed to reach the jury. Commonwealth v. Nassar, 351 Mass. 37, 218 N.E.2d 72 (1966). The Commonwealth retried Nassar, and he was again convicted. This judgment was upheld by the Supreme Judicial Court, Commonwealth v. Nassar, 354 Mass. 249, 237 N.E.2d 39 (1968), and the Supreme Court…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Commonwealth v. NassarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1966
- Commonwealth v. NassarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1968
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by27 opinions
- Watkins v. SowdersSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Commonwealth v. StoreyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- United States v. JackmanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
- Commonwealth v. VeniosMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. JacksonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
22 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.