Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Gomes
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 26, 2016No. SJC 11427PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBotsford, J.
In December, 2010, a Superior Court jury convicted the defendant, Joseph Gomes, of murder in the first degree and of various related offenses involving the use of a dangerous weapon. The charges arose from a drive-by shooting incident that took place in Boston on February 13, 2007, leaving Fausto Sanchez dead and several other young men wounded.
In this direct appeal from his convictions, the defendant argues that the judge erred by (1) denying his motion for a required finding of not guilty; (2) admitting in evidence certain items, including drugs, cash, and guns, that were seized from an…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SoaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. FlebotteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
- L.L., a juvenile v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
- Commonwealth v. RandolphMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
- Commonwealth v. CraytonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Commonwealth v. ImbertMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2018
- Commonwealth v. GallettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2019
- Gomes v. SilvaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2020
- Commonwealth v. FernandesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2018
- Commonwealth v. BryantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2019
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