Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Burkett
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 13, 1986PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
In June, 1976, the defendant, after a jury trial in the Superior Court, was convicted of armed robbery, kidnapping, unlawfully carrying a firearm, and assault while armed with a dangerous weapon with intent to murder one James Bickerton 1 . These convictions were affirmed in Commonwealth v. Burkett, 5 Mass. App. Ct. 901 (1977). In 1984, the defendant moved for a new trial pursuant to Mass. R. Crim. P. 30 (b), 378 Mass. 900 (1979), on the indictment charging him with assault while armed with a dangerous weapon with intent to murder. G. L. c. 265, § 18 (b) (1984 ed.). The trial judge denied the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Commonwealth v. HensonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Commonwealth v. GarciaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- DeJoinville v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. RembiszewskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SinnottMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Commonwealth v. EnnisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
- Commonwealth v. SiresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
- Commonwealth v. DohertyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
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