Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Smith
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 11, 1983PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, J.
The defendant was convicted by a jury on February 6, 1980, of murder in the first degree, arson, and armed robbery. He was sentenced to concurrent terms of life imprisonment at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Walpole on the murder and armed robbery indictments. A sentence of not more than twenty years nor less than eighteen years at Walpole was imposed on the arson indictment, to be served from and after the life sentences. The defendant filed a notice of appeal. G. L. c. 278, § 33E. He claims that the conduct by the prosecutor during the trial and closing argument was so unfair…
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3Cited by106 opinions
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