Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Beal
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 24, 2016No. SJC 11938PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDuffly, J.
This case arises from a shooting that occurred at a cookout in the Dorchester section of Boston on a summer night in 2008. The defendant was convicted by a Superior Court jury on indictments charging unlawful possession of a firearm, G. L. c. 269, § 10 (a); unlawful possession of ammunition, G. L. c. 269, § 10 (h); carrying a loaded firearm, G. L. c. 269, § 10 (n); assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, G. L. c. 265, § 15A; and two counts of assault by means of a dangerous weapon, G. L. c. 265, § 15B (b). 2 The indictments charging unlawful…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
- Descamps v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
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3Cited by20 opinions
- United States v. WebbDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2016
- Commonwealth v. MoraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2017
- Scione v. Commonwealth Commonwealth v. BarnesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2019
- United States v. GoodridgeDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2019
- Commonwealth v. BranganMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2016
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