Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Prater
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 22, 2000PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
The defendants, Alfonso Prater and Jamie Spillane, were convicted of murder in the second degree based on a theory of felony-murder.2 On appeal, both defendants challenge the admissibility of testimony of a witness, the denial of each defendant’s motion for a required finding of not guilty, and the jury instruction regarding the requisite intent for the crime of assault. Prater also challenges the denial of his motion to suppress, the judge’s failure to conduct an evidentiary hearing before denying the motion to dismiss the jury venire, the jury instruction regarding consciousness of guilt,…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Commonwealth v. FlebotteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
- Commonwealth v. AlphasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
- United States v. Patrick Wayde Mealy and Lance B. SpottsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Commonwealth v. MoonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
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3Cited by31 opinions
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