Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Melo
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 23, 2015No. SJC 11513PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHines, J.
On November 3, 2009, Chad Fleming (victim) was killed during a robbery (or attempted robbery) of drugs that he had planned to sell to the defendant, Nelson Melo. The defendant and Aaron Morin were charged with murder in the first degree in the death of the victim. The Commonwealth contended that the defendant acted as a joint venturer with Morin, who was tried separately. In November, 2012, a jury convicted the defendant of murder in the first degree on the theory of felony-murder. 1 , 2 Represented by new counsel on appeal, the defendant argues (1) error in the partial denial of his motion…
2Cases cited61 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WarrenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2016
- Commonwealth v. MeneusMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2017
- Commonwealth v. DurandMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2016
- Commonwealth v. HernandezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
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