Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Brown

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided June 17, 2016No. SJC 11671PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSpina, J.

The defendant, Marquise Brown, was convicted of murder in the first degree on theories of deliberate premeditation and extreme atrocity or cruelty. He also was convicted of illegally carrying a firearm, illegal possession of a loaded firearm, and illegal possession of ammunition. On appeal, the defendant asserts error in (1) the denial of his motion for a required finding of not guilty as to the theory of murder by extreme atrocity or cruelty; (2) the denial of his motion to suppress his statements to police; (3) the admission in evidence of accusations by police during the interrogations of…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Miller v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  3. Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
  4. Anderson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. JonesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2017
  2. Commonwealth v. HobbsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2019
  3. Commonwealth v. CruzadoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2018
  4. Commonwealth v. WeaverMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2016
  5. Commonwealth v. FernandezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2018

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