Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Haas
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 17, 1986PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
The defendant returns to this court after having been found guilty by a Superior Court jury on three indictments charging murder in the first degree. The defendant had originally been tried in 1975 for the same crimes and had been found guilty on all indictments. On appeal to this court, we reversed the judgments and remanded the case for a new trial. Commonwealth v. Haas, 373 Mass. 545 (1977). A second trial occurred in June, 1979, but a mistrial was declared when the jury were unable to reach a verdict. A third trial was then held from March 17 through April 8, 1982, which resulted in the…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Ungar v. SarafiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
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3Cited by81 opinions
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