Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Novo
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 8, 2007PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.
A jury in the Superior Court convicted the defendant of murder in the first degree by reason of extreme atrocity or cruelty. The victim was the two and one-half year *85old son of the defendant’s girl friend. Represented by new counsel on appeal, the defendant claims that a new trial is warranted because of evidentiary errors in the admission of (a) a handwritten statement by the victim’s mother; (b) testimony of a police officer concerning criminal charges brought against the victim’s mother; and (c) an autopsy photograph depicting head injuries to the victim.1 The defendant also claims that…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. AdamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. RandolphMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
- Commonwealth v. CunneenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BarbosaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
- Commonwealth v. AvilaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
- Commonwealth v. BarbosaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2012
- Costa v. HallCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012
- Commonwealth v. Vuthy SengMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
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