Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Sparks
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 6, 2001PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.
A jury in the Superior Court convicted the defendant on two indictments charging murder, finding in each case that he had acted with deliberate premeditation and extreme atrocity or cruelty, and was guilty of felony-murder (with armed robbery as the predicate felony). Represented by new counsel on appeal, the defendant argues error in (1) the denial of his motion to suppress his statements to the police and photographs taken by them of his athletic shoes; (2) the admission of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) evidence by an expert witness; and (3) the denial of his motion for a new trial. We…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Department of Youth Services v. a JuvenileMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
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