Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Gabbidon
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided February 22, 1984PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPerretta, J.
The defendant was tried on indictments charging him with armed assault with intent to murder, assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, and unlawfully carrying a firearm. The jury was unable to reach a verdict, and a mistrial was declared. On retrial, the defendant was found guilty of the latter two offenses and so much of the first as charged assault with intent to kill. The primary contention on appeal is that testimony (admitted in evidence at the first trial) offered to show that the Commonwealth’s chief witness was biased against the defendant and had a motive to lie was…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Duren v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Ham v. South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Commonwealth v. WalkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. RodriguezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. MoonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WillieMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Commonwealth v. GabbidonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. Sarourt NomMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Commonwealth v. WillsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. AguiarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
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