Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Arroyo
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 25, 2004PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCordy, J.
Luis Rivera and Marie LaBranche were shot on the afternoon of May 19, 1998, as they stood in a crowd on a sidewalk in the Dorchester section of Boston. Rivera died from his wounds. Following a jury trial, Ezequiel Arroyo was convicted of murder in the first degree, assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, and unlawful possession of a firearm. On appeal, he argues that the evidence was insufficient to support the convictions; the indictments should have been dismissed both because evidence presented to the grand jury did not amount to probable cause and because the Commonwealth…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. KozecMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
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- Commonwealth v. O'DELLMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
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