Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Rolon
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 13, 2003PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSosman, J.
The defendant was convicted of felony-murder in the first degree, with armed burglary as the predicate felony.1 He was also convicted of two counts of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, armed assault in a dwelling, home invasion, and armed burglary. The defendant filed a motion pursuant to Mass. R. Crim. P. 25 (b) (2), 378 Mass. 896 (1979), seeking reduction of the murder verdict. The trial judge allowed the motion and reduced the verdict to murder in the second degree. The Commonwealth appeals from the judge’s order reducing the verdict. The defendant appeals from his…
2Cases cited50 opinions
- Commonwealth v. TavaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. MahnkeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. DelgadoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. MatchettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. MoranMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
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3Cited by55 opinions
- Commonwealth v. ZanettiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
- Commonwealth v. BrownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2017
- Commonwealth v. DagleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- In re HilsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2007
- Commonwealth v. SemedoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
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