Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Wilson
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 7, 1980PublishedCited by 137 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
On December 31, 1975, Dr. Hugh Mahoney, his wife Ruth, and their fourteen-year-old son John were shot to death in their home in Tewksbury. For their participation in the Mahoney killings, Robert E. Smith and Robert Stanley Wilson were each convicted, following a trial by jury, on three indictments for murder in the first degree, three indictments for armed assault in a dwelling house, and one indictment for unlawfully carrying a firearm. 2
We find no error at trial, and therefore affirm the convictians. It is, however, unclear whether the jury reached any or all of its verdicts of murder in…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Neal v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1960
- Commonwealth v. FreemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
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3Cited by137 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. MelloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
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- Commonwealth v. TucceriMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
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