Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Dixon
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 12, 1997PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFried, J.
The defendant, Tyrone Dixon, was convicted of murder in the first degree. We affirm the conviction and *224conclude there is insufficient reason to grant a new trial or reduce the degree of murder under G. L. c. 278, § 33E.
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On September 29, 1992, at about 8 p.m., off-duty Officer Randall Rogers of the Taunton police department heard a loud noise and ran to the scene of an automobile accident. He discovered Jeffrey Poissant slumped over behind the wheel of a red Beretta which had struck a utility pole. Poissant had been shot twice in the chest and, although he appeared to be conscious when Rogers…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. HaywoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
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3Cited by27 opinions
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