Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Colon-Cruz
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 13, 1990PublishedCited by 132 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
The defendant, Abimael Colon-Cruz, was convicted of murder in the first degree for the killing of State Trooper George L. Hanna. Colon-Cruz appeals alleging that the judge erred in (1) denying his motion to suppress his statements to police; (2) denying his motion to suppress an identification of him by an eyewitness; (3) overruling his objections to the admission of certain testimony; and (4) denying his motion for a required finding of not guilty. Pursuant to G. L. c. 278, § 33E, the defendant raises numerous issues not raised at trial which he claims created a substantial likelihood of a…
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