Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Baldwin
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 1, 1982PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, J.
The defendant was convicted by a jury on November 21, 1979, of murder in the second degree for fatally shooting Kenneth J. Tierney outside a South Boston tavern. The shooting occurred shortly after midnight, on the morning of Sunday, April 11, 1976. The defendant was sentenced to a term of life imprisonment and filed a notice of appeal. G. L. c. 278, § 33E. We transferred the case to this court on our own motion.
Baldwin’s primary claim of error on appeal is that the judge improperly denied his motion for a mistrial or dismissal. The motion was made after it became apparent that the testimony…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Commonwealth v. CundriffMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. WilsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. SandlerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. EllisonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. HaywoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
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3Cited by56 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BryantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. CronkMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Commonwealth v. DonovanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Commonwealth v. Lam Hue ToMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. TrappMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
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