Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Greene
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 6, 1977PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
The defendant challenges his conviction of murder in the second degree on the ground that the judge should have granted his motion for a directed verdict on so much of the indictment as charged him with murder. The defendant presented his motion at the conclusion of the prosecution’s case in chief, arguing that the Commonwealth had failed to present evidence which would warrant the jury in finding beyond a reasonable doubt that he acted with malice aforethought when he shot the victim.
We have reviewed the evidence presented in the Commonwealth’s case in chief and conclude that the evidence…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Commonwealth v. KelleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. RodriguezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. VanderpoolMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. SoarisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
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- Commonwealth v. StokesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. DoucetteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. McInerneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
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