Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Roman
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 4, 2014No. SJC 11311PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpina, J.
The defendant was convicted of deliberately premeditated murder and possession of a class B substance. On appeal he asserts error in (1) the denial of his motion for a required finding of not guilty; (2) the denial of his motion to dismiss based on Mass. R. Crim. P. 36, as amended, 422 Mass. 1503 (1996) (rule 36); (3) the denial of his motion to dismiss for delayed disclosure; (4) the judge’s failure to declare, sua sponte, a mistrial based on alleged jury tampering; and (5) the judge’s instruction pursuant to Commonwealth v. Ciampa, 406 Mass. 257 (1989). The defendant also seeks relief under…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. WrightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. CiampaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2016
- Commonwealth v. FernandesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2018
- Roman v. MitchellCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2019
- Commonwealth v. DiricoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2018
- Commonwealth v. GrahamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2018
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