Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Cox
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 3, 1951PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
On this indictment for the murder of his wife the defendant has been found guilty in the first degree and duly sentenced. The case is here upon his appeal with a summary of the record, a transcript of the evidence, and an assignment of errors. G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, as amended by St. 1939, c. 341. The only error assigned is the denial of the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict of not guilty of murder in the first degree. The defendant has never controverted the evidence for the prosecution, but contends that he should have been found not guilty by reason of insanity.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Commonwealth v. TuckerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1905
- Commonwealth v. GricusMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Commonwealth v. ClarkMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
- Commonwealth v. BartoliniMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
- Commonwealth v. SheppardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
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3Cited by57 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MahnkeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. WalkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. MutinaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. KostkaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. WhiteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
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