Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Bush
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 4, 1998PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.
A jury convicted the defendant on two indictments charging murder in the first degree on the theory of deliberate premeditation. He is represented by his trial counsel on appeal, and he raises issues as to the sufficiency of the Commonwealth’s evidence, evidentiary rulings, and the jury instructions. We affirm the convictions. We also conclude that there is no basis to exercise our authority under G. L. c. 278, § 33E, either to order a new trial or to reduce the verdicts.
*27We summarize the evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth. The victims, Melvin Bonnett and Christopher…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. BeckettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
- Commonwealth v. BonomiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1957
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LodgeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
- Commonwealth v. PowellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
- Commonwealth v. ConkeyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- Commonwealth v. ArroyoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- Commonwealth v. ThompsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
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