Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Mendes
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 16, 2004PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpina, J.
The defendant was convicted of the July 29, 1986, murder of his wife on theories of deliberate premeditation and extreme atrocity or cruelty. On appeal he makes numerous assertions of error concerning the admission of evidence, prosecutorial misconduct in the opening statement and closing argument, jury instructions, and matters concerning the jury themselves. He also asks us to exercise our power under G. L. c. 278, § 33E, to reduce the conviction or order a new trial. We affirm the conviction and decline to exercise our power under § 33E.
1. Background. On March 25, 1984, when she was…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BradshawMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. BorodineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. SiresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. SantiagoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Commonwealth v. BonomiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1957
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3Cited by39 opinions
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