Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Hernandez
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 29, 2015No. SJC 11574PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHines, J.
Based on an armed robbery that occurred during the evening of October 22, 2009, and an armed home invasion and double murder that occurred several hours later, a jury convicted on indictments charging the defendant with two counts of armed robbery; two counts of murder in the first degree on the theory of felony-murder (with armed home invasion and attempted armed robbery as the underlying felonies); and one count each of home invasion, unlawful possession of ammunition, and possessing a firearm without a license. The defendant’s trial was joined with the trials of two codefendants, cousins…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. BowdenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. BradshawMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
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3Cited by22 opinions
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