Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Martell
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 26, 1990PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.
We are concerned on this appeal with the defendant’s claim that he was convicted by a less than unani mous jury. The problem came about as follows. The defendant was tried before a jury of six in a District Court on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. The trial judge instructed the jury between 3 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on June 29, 1988, and sent them to deliberate. At 4:40 p.m., the jury reported that they had reached a verdict and returned to the courtroom to announce it. The forelady of the jury handed the verdict slip to the court officer,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Woodward v. LeavittMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871
- Commonwealth v. FidlerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- United States v. David B. StoppelmanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1969
- Commonwealth v. GraceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. HebertMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. FowlerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
- Commonwealth v. TennisonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
- Commonwealth v. ReavesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Commonwealth v. HardyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
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