Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Jackson
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 1, 1984PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
On November 22, 1978, the defendant, Anthony J. Jackson, was convicted of murder in the first degree and kidnapping. He was sentenced to life imprisonment and a term of from nine to ten years to be served consecutively at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Walpole. Both sentences were to be served from and after any sentences previously imposed.
The defendant appeals, claiming that he was denied his right to a fair trial by an impartial jury (1) because of prejudicial pretrial publicity, and (2) because the trial judge failed to excuse for cause jurors who were allegedly biased in…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Dobbert v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Murphy v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Commonwealth v. GildayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Commonwealth v. UptonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Commonwealth v. WilsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
- Commonwealth v. RobertsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- Commonwealth v. SeabrooksMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Commonwealth v. MerryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
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