Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. St. Germain
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 5, 1980PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
On December 28, 1976, William Herbits, eighty-four, and his wife Julia, seventy-two, were viciously 1 slain at their home in Newton. "After trial by jury, Carroll K. St. Germain was convicted on two counts of murder in the first degree, one count of armed assault in a dwelling house, and two counts of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon. 2 The defendant now appeals. G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G.
St. Germain argues that the judge (1) improperly denied his motion for a mistrial based on the delayed disclosure of one of the pretrial statements of the chief government witness; (2) erred…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Commonwealth v. TuckerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1905
- Commonwealth v. BorodineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
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3Cited by99 opinions
- Commonwealth v. CundriffMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. VinnieMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
- Commonwealth v. MartinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
- Commonwealth v. BryantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. WilborneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
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