Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Cordle
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 11, 1992PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, C.J.
Having been found guilty by a jury in the Superior Court for Barnstable County, the defendant, Melissa Jo Cordle, appeals from her convictions for murder in the first degree of Ralph D. Anderson and Frances H. Schiappa, and for burglary. The defendant’s original convictions were set aside by this court, and the case was remanded for retrial because of an error in the trial judge’s charge to the jury. Commonwealth v. Cordle, 404 Mass. 733, 742-743 (1989) (Cordle I). The defendant now claims that the judge 1 at retrial erred by (1) denying her motions for required findings of not guilty, (2)…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BowdenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. SalemmeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Commonwealth v. AndrewsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
- Commonwealth v. LanoueMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. BaschMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
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3Cited by81 opinions
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