Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Ashley
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 9, 1998PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.
A jury convicted the defendant of murder in the first degree on the grounds of deliberate premeditation and extreme atrocity or cruelty. Represented by new counsel on appeal, the defendant claims error in (1) the denial of his motion *621to permit testimony by his expert witness on the reliability of eyewitness identifications; (2) certain evidentiary rulings pertaining to motive and to eyewitness testimony about the kind of automobile seen at the shooting; (3) remarks made by the prosecutor during his closing argument; and (4) certain jury instructions. We reject these arguments and discern no…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BorodineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. SantiagoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Commonwealth v. MontecalvoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. St. GermainMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. GilMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
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3Cited by24 opinions
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