Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Grant
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 9, 1994PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
Following a jury trial, the defendant, Wayne Grant, was convicted of murder in the first degree, assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, assault with intent to murder while armed, and carrying a handgun without a license. On appeal, the defendant challenges: (1) the judge’s denial of his motion to dismiss for failure to comply with Mass. R. Crim. P. 36 (d) (3), 378 Mass. 909 (1979); (2) the judge’s admission of a witness’s statement as an excited utterance; (3) the prosecutor’s summation; and (4) the judge’s instruction on the Commonwealth’s burden of proof. We conclude that there…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Commonwealth v. DomanskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1954
- Commonwealth v. SellonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. McLaughlinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Commonwealth v. CundriffMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. MadeirosMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
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3Cited by53 opinions
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