Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Fisher
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 12, 2001PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSosman, J.
A jury convicted the defendant of murder in the first degree and carrying a firearm without a license. On appeal, the defendant claims that numerous errors at trial warrant the reversal of his convictions and also requests relief pursuant to G. L. c. 278, § 33E. While this appeal was pending, the defendant filed a motion for postconviction relief, which we remanded to the Superior Court for disposition. The trial judge denied the motion, and the defendant’s appeal from that order has been consolidated with his direct appeal. We affirm the defendant’s convictions and decline to exercise our…
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