Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Burnett
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 25, 1976PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtReardon, J.
This case is here under thé provisions of G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, on an assignment of errors by the defendant who was found guilty on two indictments, one charging murder in the first degree and the other charging armed robbery. The jury could have found the facts to be as follows.
On the morning of August 26, 1972, Joseph Saba, who owned and operated a variety store in Methuen, was killed by multiple gunshot wounds caused by bullets from a .22 caliber gun which belonged to one Richard Waithe. Waithe was subsequently indicted as a principal, being likewise charged with murder and armed…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Commonwealth v. De ChristoforoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
- Commonwealth v. MutinaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. WhiteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- Commonwealth v. GricusMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Commonwealth v. McLaughlinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Commonwealth v. TavaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. FitzgeraldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. HofferMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. GarciaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. FerreiraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
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