Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Gilbert
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 16, 1974PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTauro, C.J.
At his jury trial in the Superior Court in Essex County, the defendant George B. Gilbert was found guilty of murder in the second degree of his wife Mary. In this appeal, pursuant to G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, he makes six arguments for reversal. Four of these relate to evidentiary rulings by the trial judge. The other two separately raise the fundamental questions of (1) the trial court’s subject matter jurisdiction and (2) the defendant’s right to a speedy trial. We affirm.
The chronology of events in this case involves a wide spectrum of dates and places covering a period of several years.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Michigan v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BorodineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. BeckettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. CampbellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. VitelloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. GilMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
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