Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Sokphann Chhim
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 2, 2006PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCowm, J.
The defendant, Sokphann Chhim, was convicted of murder in the first degree of Karlos Dowdye and larceny of a motor vehicle. After conviction, on the defendant’s motion pursuant to Mass. R. Crim. R 25 (b) (2), 378 Mass. 896 (1979), the judge reduced the finding of guilty on the indictment for murder in the first degree and ordered that a finding of guilty be entered on the lesser included charge of “involuntary manslaughter — battery.” The judge allowed the motion on the ground that such a verdict is “more consonant with justice.” See id.; Commonwealth v. Gaulden, 383 Mass. 543, 555-556…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. SoaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. CunneenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Commonwealth v. CampbellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. LongoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. GrassieMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2017
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